Dr. Sabri Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Administration and Justice with a minor in Anthropology and Sociology, a Master’s in Social Intervention, and a PhD in Social Services, all from UM. His Master’s thesis examined Social Deprivation and the Social Well-being of Malaysian Children.  His doctoral research contributed to the development of a Community-Based Social Care Model to protect the rights and improve the social well-being of street-connected children. Dr Sabri has collaborated with and consulted for ministries, government agencies, and international partners. Apart from research and teaching, he's also now a consultant for the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). His applied research and advisory roles extend to civil society and international organisations, reflecting his commitment to linking research with advocacy and policy reform.

Dr Sabri Sulaiman is a sociologist examining how social structures, governance, and policies shape human development, vulnerability, health, and well-being across the life course and across social groups, such as class, gender, and race (and their intersections). His research focuses on the applied and comparative sociology of vulnerability, protection, care, and social justice, with particular attention to children, families, persons with disabilities, and ageing populations globally. He investigates childhood experiences, family well-being, caregiving, inequality, violence, and state interventions, linking them to health, social well-being, education, labour, and access to care. Through comparative research across the Global South and North, he promotes inclusive, evidence-based intervention and policy systems to strengthen rights, protection, and social well-being worldwide. Dr Sabri is actively involved in national and international research, consultancy, and postgraduate supervision across these areas:

• Sociology of Children, Families, and Life Course: Examines how childhood, caregiving, and family life are socially constructed and shaped across contexts; focuses on ACEs, resilience, children and family well-being and quality of life, deprivation, family transitions, child and family policy and life-course inequalities; child protection systems, and parental protection; explores demographic changes, ageing; addresses work–family balance, gender equality, and resource distribution within families; and investigates care services for older adults and support mechanisms that strengthen families and individual members in Global South and Global North. 
• Sociology of Population Health, Social Determinants, and Well-Being: Investigating the social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors that shape health, education, labour participation, and mental health, with a focus on inequalities across gender, disability, class, and ethnicity.
• Global Sociology and Comparative Sociology: examines how global forces like migration, capitalism, and climate change intersect with national governance, impacting inequality and social policy. Comparative Sociology evaluates cross-national differences in health, welfare, education, and criminal justice systems, identifying mechanisms that produce or mitigate inequality across societies, drawing on comparative insights from the Global South and the Global North. 
• Sociology of Governance: Investigates the role of global governance institutions (e.g., WHO, World Bank) in shaping social protection systems, resource distribution, and rights-based policies, and how these governance mechanisms affect public welfare, well-being, healthcare, and education systems while contributing to or mitigating global inequality.
• Sociology of Violence, Vulnerability, and Protection: Studying interpersonal, structural, and political violence, and the institutional contexts that sustain or mitigate harm. This includes research on violence against children, gender-based violence, elder abuse, and labour exploitation, alongside protection systems and state responsibility.
• Sociology of Ageing, Care, and Disability: Addressing issues such as ageing-in-place, long-term care, disability inclusion, social mobility, the well-being of people with disabilities and ageing population,  stigma, and labour market barriers, with comparative research on social protection and community care systems.
• Sociology of Work and Labour: Examining labour markets, inequalities, the gig economy, global supply chains, care economies, and workplace rights. His research emphasises labour precarity, care work, and social protection for vulnerable workers.
• Applied Sociology, Measurement, and Evidence-Based Interventions: Focusing on the application of sociological theory and methods to real-world problems, including program evaluation, indicator development, and the design of evidence-based interventions in education, health, disability, and social care.
• Legal Sociology and Human Rights: Investigating the role of human rights in improving welfare, legal reforms, welfare regulation, and state accountability, especially in vulnerable societies.
• Sociology of Inclusive and Special Education: Examining the social, cultural, and institutional dynamics influencing inclusive education, focusing on accessibility, stigma, support structures, rights-based policy implementation, and comparative models of inclusion.

He is currently leading several major research initiatives, including A Study on Risk Behaviours in At-Risk Adolescents in Malaysia, Creating Inclusive Digital Education for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia and The Relationship Between Education Inequality and Subjective Well-being of Persons With Disability in Higher Education. He is also the author of forthcoming books, namely the Community-Based Social Care Model in Protecting Street-Connected Children in Malaysia. He has also published a book titled "Deprivasi Sosial Kanak-kanak Malaysia", which examines the status of social deprivation and the social well-being of Malaysian children from their own perspectives, as well as intervention and policy strategies to reduce social deprivation and enhance their overall well-being. Dr Sabri’s work is internationally recognised. He is a member of the British Sociology Association, the Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK), the Social Policy Association, the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW), and the International Sociological Association (ISA). He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to edited volumes, and presented at numerous international conferences. Dr Sabri welcomes collaborative opportunities with scholars, practitioners, and institutions committed to advancing justice, equity, and social care systems that leave no one behind.