Zachariah Matthews is a Sydney Muslim educator and community advocate, who was born in Bosmont Johannesburg and attended Chris Jan Botha Senior Secondary School CJB, South Africa, where he studied Qur'an and Islamic studies as well as secular subjects.
Matthews completed B.Pharm, BSc (Hon) and Pharm.D degrees in South Africa and the United States before migrating to Australia.
He has helped to co-ordinate national statements in regard to the Australian government’s Muslim Community Reference Group, the pro-hijab campaign and others.
For two years he was Head of Religious and Leadership Studies at an independent school.
Matthews is the director of Just Media Advocacy and instructor with Deen Academy.