Zulkifli Hasan (academic)

Zulkifli Hasan
ذوالكفل حسن
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterMohd Na'im Mokhtar
Preceded byAhmad Marzuk Shaary
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Personal details
Born
Zulkifli bin Hasan

(1977-06-03) 3 June 1977 (age 47)
Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionAcademic

Zulkifli bin Hasan (born 3 June 1977) 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.