Dr Mustafa Izzuddin is a Fellow at Residential College 4 and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at NUS College, National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr Mustafa is concurrently a Senior International Affairs Analyst with Solaris Strategies Singapore, a Visiting Professor in International Relations at the Islamic University of Indonesia and Associate Professor and Executive Director of Nehginpao Kipgen Centre of Southeast Asian Studies at OP Jindal Global University India. He received his PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and subsequently served as Research Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Institute of South Asian Studies. He was an ASEAN Fulbright Scholar at Georgetown University, Global Public Policy Network Fellow at Peking University, Academic Visitor (grant by the Dawoodi Bohra Foundation) at Oxford University, Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow with the National Library Board Singapore and Fellow in Civilizational Dialogue at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Morocco. He also served as Director of International Relations Studies at Beaconhouse National University Pakistan. Based on his decades of voluntary leadership in championing socio-cultural causes in Singapore, including youth development, and being a leading voice in interfaith bridge-building, Dr Mustafa was listed as one of the top 500 most influential Muslims of the world for 2024. He was also conferred the JCI's Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World from Singapore, NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award, and the National Youth Achievement Gold Award.