ASSOC. PROF. DR. SAIM KAYADIBI, PhD, currently Deputy Director, International Affairs Division (IAD); teaches in the Department of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM); Holding an International Position as Chairman of European Union Halal Standards Committee; Research Associate in the Centre for Islam and Social Sciences (SISS); Research Associate in International Institute of Islamic Law, Management and Finance (ILMF) in Australia.

Born in Turkey, studied at al-Azhar University, the University of Jordan, and obtained his MPhill and Ph.D. from Durham University, United Kingdom.