Ruhizal is a Postdoctoral Scholar and Assistant Dean at Universiti Sains Malaysia. 

He received a PhD in Disaster Management, Development Planning & Housing, from Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. He has also received certifications from organizations like the Institute for International Political Studies, IFRC and Oxford Brookes University. He has a Bachelor’s in Science in Building Technology from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has a list of 35 published articles as an author for academic journals and book chapters. Overall, Ruhizal comes with 18 years’ work experience.