Prof. HATTA JAMIL was born on December 23, 1967, in Makassar. He completed his undergraduate degree in agriculture at Hasanuddin University in 1992, followed by a master's in agricultural and rural development communication at Bogor Agricultural University in 2003. He further pursued his doctoral studies in development extension at the same university, earning his Ph.D. in 2012. Hatta has been a dedicated teaching staff member at Hasanuddin University since 1995. Over the years, he has held several leadership roles, including Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture from 2018 to 2022 and Head of the Planning Management Concentration in the PPW Master's Program at Hasanuddin University from 2012 to 2014. Currently, he is the chair of the Unhas Postgraduate Agribusiness Master's Study Program, a position he has held since 2022. Hatta's appointment as an Agricultural Extension and Development professor in 2023 further solidified his contributions to the academic and agricultural development fields.