Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek is currently (2014-2015) a Visiting Research Fellow at the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, United Kingdom. Her research focus is on Islamic Political Economy and International Economics. Her doctoral research at the International Islamic University, Malaysia in Economics focused on Exchange Rates.
Siti Meriam Ali graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Doctoral of Business Administration, specializing in Entrepreneurship. Her current research interests include entrepreneurship in SMEs, with a special focus in Tourism. She is also actively involved in entrepreneurship training with a number of SMEs in Kedah, Malaysia.
Mahazir Ismail obtained his Phd from Universiti Sains Malaysia in International Business. His research interests include Entrepreneurship Education, International Business with special attention on IT and SMEs. He is currently the Deputy Rector for Research and Industrial linkages in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah and is an avid contributor to local community charities.