Associate Professor Dr. Badri Najib bin Zubir has been with the International Islamic University Malaysia since 1993. He is currently the Dean, IIUM Academy of Graduate and Professional Studies (IIUM Academy).
He graduated from Al-Azhar University, Cairo in 1992 and went on to complete his Masters and PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1994 and 1999 respectively.
In 2009 to 2012, he was the Dean of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, overseeing more than thirty academic programmes in the main branches of Islamic Studies, humanities and social sciences from the bachelor to PhD levels.
He was also the Chairman of the MQA panel responsible for developing the Programme Standards of Islamic Studies which is applicable to all higher education institutions offering Islamic Studies programmes. The Standards was published in 2012.