Economics Section

PROFESSOR

Prof. Dr. Naziruddin Abdullah

PhD in Economics, University of Tsukuba, Japan
MSc in Economics, University of Tsukuba, Japan
MPhil in Development Studies, University of Glasgow, UK
B.Econ (Hons) in Economics, Universiti Malaya

Professor Naziruddin has more than 25 years experience teaching economics, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels, at a couple of universities in Malaysia and overseas. He is the author of two books, and more than 30 scientific publications. He was engaged by the Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) and National Productivity Corporation to develop Muslim Ummah Development Index (MUDI) and to apply a new method to compute total factor productivity (TFP), respectively. Currently Professor Naziruddin is working on developing Zakat index for Zakat Institutions in Malaysia and Indonesia, and measuring poverty among micro-finance recipients in Bangladesh. From 2007-2009, he was appointed as Assistant Provost (COO) in charge of Administration and Financial Affairs at AL-HOSN University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. And, at the University Kuala Lumpur Business School he is entrusted to spearhead the Department of Research and Post-graduate Studies.

PROFESSOR

Prof. Dr. Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada

SENIOR LECTURER

Dr. Mohd Hanafia Huridi

PhD in Management Studies, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
M. Econ (Economics Development), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
B. Econ (Applied Economics), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Dr. Hanafia joined Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) in 2010 as academic staff for the International School of Entrepreneurship (ISE). He has 10 years of teaching experience, and currently, he teaches economics subject for the institute. He began his career as a research officer (RO) at Unit Perundingan Universiti Malaya (UPUM) in collaboration with Ministry of Housing & Local Government (KPKT) to study on The Effectiveness of Local Authority to the National Development. He was also working as a research assistant (RA) at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Malaya. Before joining ISE, he served for Management and Science University, Malaysia as a lecturer. Now his research interests are economic development, agricultural economics, small and medium enterprise

SENIOR LECTURER

Dr. Zurul Aisya Osman

Doctor of Philosophy (Management), Universiti Kuala Lumpur Business School
Master of Economics, International Islamic University
Bachelor in Economics, International Islamic University

SENIOR LECTURER

Dr. Yasotha Nair

SENIOR LECTURER

Dr. Poh Boon Liang @ Poh Boon Lian

LECTURER

Aiza Liyana Anuar

Noor Rahimah Mansur

LECTURER

Nurul Izzah Mat Gheni @ Ghani

LECTURER

Siti Shuhada Ishak

LECTURER

Wan Bazilah Wan Mohamad Sobri

LECTURER

Wan Nurul Ain Wan Marzuki

LECTURER

Muhamad Zuhri Mohd Riza

LECTURER

Abd Malik Ibrahim

LECTURER

Ahmad Khusyairi Che Rusli

LECTURER

Amirul Afiq Kamaruddin

LECTURER

Yusri Yahya

DEPUTY DEAN (STUDENT DEVELOPMENT & CAMPUS LIFESTYLE) AND LECTURER

Aminatul Hawa Yahaya

Masters of Applied Statistics, University Malaya
Bachelor of Sciences (Honours) Statistics, University Putra Malaysia

BRIEF ABOUT YOURSELF 

With over 20 years of experience in higher education, I am currently a Lecturer and the Head of the Economics Section at UniKL Business School. I began my academic career at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) before joining Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) in 2006, where I have since served in various academic and leadership roles.

My previous appointments include Programme Coordinator for the BSc (Hons.) in Analytical Economics, Final Year Project Coordinator under the Research & Innovation Section, and Head of Section for Applied Science and Technology. These roles have strengthened my expertise in academic management, curriculum development, and research supervision.

I hold a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Statistics from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and a Master of Applied Statistics from Universiti Malaya (UM). My research interests focus on applied statistics, particularly regression model development, model-building procedures, and logistic regression. I have been an active SPSS practitioner since 2010 and have contributed to numerous journal articles, conference papers, and symposium publications in the field.

I am passionate about teaching, research, and guiding students in analytical and evidence-based approaches to economics and social sciences.

RESEARCH AREAS

1. Applied Statistics
2. Statistical Modelling
3. Multiple Regression

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

1. Institut Statistik Malaysia (ISM) – Ordinary Member – January 2009/10 – Now
2. Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society (Persama) – Ordinary Member – May 2009/10 – Now
3. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) – Member – September 2025 – Now

OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

• SAS, SPSS, E-Views, Microsoft Office