Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki

Prior to taking political office, he served IIUM as a lecturer and then, an assistant professor of its Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences. He also served the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance as Head of Research Affairs, and International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance as an associate professor.

Before being a senator and deputy minister, Asyraf was appointed as the President of Islamic Da'wah Foundation of Malaysia (YADIM) on 3 June 2013 by Prime Minister Najib Razak.[6] On 26 May 2015, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong admitted him to the Parliament as a senator,[7] which paved the way for Najib to promote him as a Deputy Federal Minister in charge of Islamic affairs in July 2015. As such, he takes charge of YADIM, Islamic Economic Development Foundation of Malaysia (YaPEIM), Tabung Haji, TV Alhijrah, Institute of Islamic Understanding (IKIM) and Department of Waqf, Zakat and Hajj (JAWHAR).

Asyraf has contested in three different Malaysian general elections at three different constituencies. Firstly in 2008 at his hometown of Tumpat, second at the coastal seat of Pasir Puteh in 2018, and most recently in 2022 at the BN safe seat of Gerik. Asyraf has lost all of the elections that he contested in where he was labeled the term "hat-trick" in Malaysian politics for his three consecutive parliamentary losses.

Asyraf was elected as the Youth Chief of UMNO right after the party's defeat in the 14th Malaysian General Election where he defeated other notable party contenders such as former Senator and Vice Youth Chief Khairul Azwan Harun, and Paya Besar Member of Parliament Mohd Shahar Abdullah. Prior to GE14, he held the position of UMNO Supreme Council Member and Chairman of the Kelantan State UMNO Liaison Body Religious Bureau. Asyraf has also served as a Committee Member of the UMNO Malaysian NGO-GCOC Liaison Bureau and also the Advisory Panel of the An-Nur Squad of the UMNO Women's Movement. Asyraf is currently the Secretary-General of UMNO where he was directly appointed by the current President of UMNO, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Asyraf is known notably in UMNO as a Zahid loyalist as he has been given several government-linked and senior party level appointments despite consistently losing elections.

When a picture from a gathering of the Atheist Republic Consulate of Kuala Lumpur was posted on Atheist Republic's Facebook page in August 2017, Asyraf ordered an inquiry into whether anyone in the picture had apostatised from Islam or had 'spread atheism' to any Muslims present, both of which are illegal in Malaysia.[8][9]

He has openly expressed his extreme views against Najib Razak, Asyraf stated that Najib was 'unconstitutional' and even suggested it is an offence under the Sedition Act. However, he reported that Facebook had rejected a joint government and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission demand to shut down Atheist Republic's page and similar atheist pages, because the pages did not violate any of the company's community standards.[10]