18 Notable alumni of
International Islamic University Malaysia
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International Islamic University Malaysia is 1431st in the world, 316th in Asia, and 2nd in Malaysia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from International Islamic University Malaysia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Queen Azizah of Pahang
- Enrolled in International Islamic University Malaysia
- Studied in 2024
- Occupations
- royalty
- Biography
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Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj is the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of the state of Pahang as the first wife of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Previously, she was the 16th Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen consort of Malaysia) during her husband's reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2019 to 2024. She is also the younger sister of the 17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim.
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Omar Suleiman
- Occupations
- imamtheologianwriterpodcasteractivist
- Biography
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Omar Suleiman is an American Islamic scholar and civil rights activist. He is the founding president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an adjunct professor of Islamic studies and member of the Ethics Center Advisory Board at Southern Methodist University.
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Fadhlina Sidek
- Years
- 1977-.. (age 48)
- Enrolled in International Islamic University Malaysia
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fadhlina binti Sidek is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nibong Tebal since November 2022. She served as a Senator from September 2021 to her resignation in November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Women Chief of PKR since July 2022. She is also the first female Minister of Education in Malaysian history.
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Muna AbuSulayman
- Occupations
- academicdiplomat
- Biography
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Muna AbuSulayman, is an American-born Saudi businesswoman and activist. She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company and co-host of the Kalam Nawaem ("Speech of the Soft") television show on the satellite network MBC 1. In August 2013, AbuSulayman was announced as the Global Ambassador of Silatech.
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Zambry Abdul Kadir
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zambry bin Abdul Kadir is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and a senator since December 2022. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle from December 2022 to December 2023, non-independent and non-executive Chairman of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) from August 2020 to December 2022, Leader of the Opposition of Perak briefly from July 2018 to August 2018, 11th Menteri Besar of Perak from February 2009 to May 2018, Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008, and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pangkor from March 2004 to November 2022. He is a Supreme Council Member and the Division Chief of Lumut of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as BN's Secretary-General since June 2021.
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Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dr. Asyraf Wajdi bin Dusuki is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) since March 2023. He served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Jamil Khir Baharom from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as a Senator from May 2014 to his resignation in April 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the Secretary-General of UMNO since March 2023 and also served as the 14th Youth Chief of UMNO from June 2018 to March 2023.
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Reezal Merican Naina Merican
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican is a Malaysian politician and banker who has served as 9th chairman of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) since May 2023 and member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bertam since August 2023. He served as the minister of housing and local government in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, the minister of youth and sports in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021 and the member of parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas from the retirement of 5th and former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the MP from politics in May 2013 to his electoral defeat in November 2022. He is also a member and division chief of Kepala Batas of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition and one of the only two Penang BN and UMNO MLAs alongside MLA for Sungai Acheh Rashidi Zinol. He has also served as chief of the Elections Department of UMNO since March 2023. He is an ethnic Malay of mixed Indian descent.
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Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin
- Occupations
- mufti
- Biography
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Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin, better known as Dr. MAZA, also known as Abu Talhah Al-Malizi, is an Islamic scholar, preacher, writer and lecturer from Malaysia. He is currently serving his second term as Mufti of Perlis since 2 February 2015. His first term had been from 1 November 2006 until 11 November 2008.
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Khalid Abu Bakar
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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Khalid bin Abu Bakar is a retired Malaysian police officer who served as the 10th Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia (IGP), succeeding Ismail Omar. He retired as IGP on 4 September 2017 and was succeeded by Mohamad Fuzi Harun. A day after he retired from the police, Khalid was appointed chairman of Prasarana Malaysia by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.
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Mohd Na'im Mokhtar
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- ʿālimpolitician
- Biography
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Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and legal scholar who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet as well as a Senator since December 2022. He served as 4th Chief Judge of the Syariah Court from April 2019 to his appointment as a minister in December 2022. He is one of the two independent Cabinet ministers alongside the Minister of Finance II Amir Hamzah Azizan. He was the sole independent Cabinet minister before the 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
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Hazwani Helmi
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Nur Hazwani Afiqah binti Helmi is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, TV personality, humanitarian activist, model, actress and also known as a Muslimah Beatboxer. She started writing songs at the age of 13 after a week of guitar lessons. Hazwani's first piece titled "Jom Zikir" which she wrote independently was published in Heliza Helmi's album #JOM (2013). She began her work in the entertainment industry at a young age and was regarded as one of the industry's youngest songwriters. She was a runner in Astro Oasis' reality TV show, "Gema Gegar Vaganza" Season 2 in 2018 with a duo group known as The Helmis.
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Koutoubou Moustapha Sano
- Enrolled in International Islamic University Malaysia
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in comparative law
- Graduated with DES in financial economics and bank
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Koutoub Moustapha Sano is a politician and academic from Guinea. He served as minister of the office of the president of Guinea and diplomatic advisor to the president. He holds a doctorate in law.
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Mohamad Alamin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohamad bin Alamin is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zambry Abdul Kadir and Mohamad Hasan since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kimanis since January 2020. He served as the Deputy Minister of Education II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Radzi Jidin from September 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and Chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) from May 2020 to March 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
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Rosnah Shirlin
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Rosnah binti Abdul Rashid Shirlin is a Malaysian politician who served as Special Advisor to the Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin from September 2021 to November 2022. She served as Deputy Minister of Works from May 2013 to May 2018 and Deputy Minister of Health from April 2009 to May 2013 in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Minister Fadillah Yusof and former Minister Liow Tiong Lai as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Papar from March 2004 to May 2018. She is member and Supreme Council member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She also served as Women Youth Chief of UMNO from March 2009 to October 2013.
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Yusmadi Yusoff
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mohd Yusmadi bin Mohd Yusoff is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Balik Pulau constituency in Penang, Malaysia from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of People's Justice Party (PKR).
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Terence Naidu
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Terence Naidu is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Bedamar from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
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Hassan Saeed
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Hassan Saeed was Attorney General of the Republic of Maldives from November 11, 2003, to August 5, 2007. He is the current managing partner of Chambers Inn and the Managing Director of Premier Property Pvt Ltd.
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Zulkifli Hasan
- Occupations
- docent
- Biography
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Zulkifli bin Hasan is a Malaysian academic who serves as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Mohd Na'im Mokhtar as well as a Senator since December 2023. He was the academician (Professor) of the Syariah programme at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) as well as the deputy rector at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He is presently the sole independent deputy minister.
