Zulkifli Hasan (academic)

Zulkifli Hasan
ذوالكفل حسن
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
Assumed office
17 December 2025
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyMarhamah Rosli
Preceded byMohd Na'im Mokhtar
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
In office
12 December 2023 – 17 December 2025
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(2024–2025)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterMohd Na'im Mokhtar
Preceded byAhmad Marzuk Shaary
Succeeded byMarhamah Rosli
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
BornZulkifli bin Hasan
(1977-06-03) 3 June 1977
PartyIndependent
ProfessionAcademic
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Zulkifli bin Hasan (born 3 June 1977) is a Malaysian academic who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025 as well as a Senator since December 2023. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Mohd Na'im Mokhtar from December 2022 to his promotion in December 2025. He was previously an academician (Professor) of the Syariah programme at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) as well as the deputy rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).