Syaza Shukri is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia, a Visiting Research Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the European Centre for the Study of Populism. His research focuses on political Islam and democratization in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia. Dr. Shukri’s most recent edited book is Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia: A Malaysian Perspective, published by Emerald Publications in July 2023.