Prof. Dr. H. Syamsuar Basyariah, M.Ag., is Professor of Modern Islamic Political Jurisprudence (Fiqh Siyasah) and Chairman of STAIN Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from IAIN Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, specializing in Modern Fiqh at the doctoral level. He has served as head of the institution in several periods, including 2008–2015, 2015–2019, and 2023–2027. He also played a significant role in the institution’s transition from a private Islamic college to a state Islamic higher education institution in 2014. His research interests include Islamic political jurisprudence, Islamic law, usul al-fiqh, maqasid al-shariah, and local wisdom in Islamic legal practices.
ADVERTISEMENT