Hijattulah Abdul-Jabbar is a Professor at the Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia (TISSA-UUM). His primary teaching interests is in taxation and financial accounting. He has taught/supervised courses of this nature, both at the bachelor, master and doctorate levels for the past 26 years. His main research interest is in the area of tax and zakat compliance issues, covering mainly the small and medium enterprises. He had been in various key position at UUM, which include Director of Business Strategy and Development (2018-2022) Director of Institute of Management and Business Research (2018), Director of Centre for International Affairs and Cooperation UUM (2012-2015), Dean of Student Development and Alumni, College of Business (2010-2011), Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies, College of Business (2010) and principal of two Residential Colleges at UUM (2000-2004).