M. Z. A. Ab Kadir (Senior Member, IEEE) received a B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Ph.D. degree in high voltage engineering from The University of Manchester, U.K. He is currently a Strategic Hire Professor with the Institute of Power Engineering (IPE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), and a Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the Founding Director of the Centre for Electromagnetic and Lightning Protection Research (CELP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also an IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Distinguished Lecturer in the field of lightning and high-voltage engineering. To date, he has authored or coauthored over 350 journal articles and conference papers. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), and a Professional Technologist (P.Tech.). His research interests include high-voltage engineering, lightning protection, electromagnetic compatibility, and power system transients.