Maszlee Malik

Maszlee Malik
مزلي مالک
Maszlee in 2018
Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies
Assumed office
31 March 2023
Minister of Education
In office
21 May 2018  3 January 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyTeo Nie Ching
Preceded byMahdzir Khalid
(Minister of Education)
Idris Jusoh
(Minister of Higher Education)
Succeeded byMahathir Mohamad
(Acting Minister of Education)
Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
(Minister of Education)
Noraini Ahmad
(Minister of Higher Education)
ConstituencySimpang Renggam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Simpang Renggam
In office
9 May 2018  19 November 2022
Preceded byLiang Teck Meng
(BNGERAKAN)
Succeeded byHasni Mohammad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority3,475 (2018)
7th President of the
International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
5 September 2018  9 November 2018
ChancellorAhmad Shah
Preceded byRais Yatim
Succeeded byMohd Daud Bakar
Personal details
Born
Maszlee bin Malik

(1974-12-19) 19 December 1974
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPKR (2017–2018, 2021–present)
BERSATU (2018–2020)
Independent (2020–2021)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan
(2017–present)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, lecturer, Actor

Maszlee bin Malik (Jawi: مزلي بن مالک, born 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since March 2023. He served as the Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018, until his resignation in January 2020, the 7th President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from September 2018 to his resignation in November 2018, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member and Division Chief of Simpang Renggam of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition, and a professor at the psychology and social sciences faculty at the University of Cyberjaya. He was an independent politician and a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), then a component party of the PH coalition, as well as a lecturer at the IIUM.