Maszlee bin Malik (Jawi: مزلي بن مالک, born 1974), is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since March 2023.
[1] He served as the Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation in January 2020, 7th President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from September 2018 to his resignation in November 2018, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam from May 2018 to November 2022.
Maszlee made his political debut by registering as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) Ampang branch in 2017.
In the Malaysian 15th general election in November 2022, Maszlee lost his Simpang Renggam seat to Hasni Mohammad, the former Johor menteri besar.
He was later appointed as a Professor at the University of Cyberjaya, to give lectures on selected topics in humanities and education-related subjects at the 'Psychology and Social Sciences Faculty' in April 2023.