Academician Professor Emerita Datuk Dr Asma binti Ismail, FASc is a Malaysian academic and molecular biologist.

She has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of IMU University as of 1 August 2024.

In 1989, she was appointed visiting scientist at Tokyo University and Visitor Fellow at Medical College, St Bartholomew Hospital in London in 1992.

Asma has worked on a rapid diagnostic test for typhoid called TYPHIDOT, which was advocated by WHO.

Other awards and recognitions include National Young Scientist Award, National Innovation Award and was named in January 2023 by Forbes Asia magazine as among the Top 50 women over 50 from Asia Pacific that had reached new heights in contributing to the field of higher education, research and innovation as well as policy in the Science, Technology, Innovation and Economy locally and abroad and for inspiring the next generation.