Muhammad Azizul Islam (Aziz) is Chair in Accountancy and Professor in Sustainability Accounting & Transparency at the University of Aberdeen Business School. Aziz was a Haskayne Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Calgary (2016) and was a distinguished visiting professor at University of Gadjah Mada (2014) and University of Indonesia (2022). Aziz is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ).
Aziz has been involved in academia for over 20 years, in which time he has held various academic leadership and administrative roles. During his early career, he received the School’s Award for Excellence in Administration and Support and the Dean’s Award for Team Teaching Excellence (2011). He is the winner of The University of Aberdeen Principal’s Excellence Award 2022 for the Outstanding Research Project and a finalist for the Green Gown Award (2022) in association with UKRI. He was named winner of the Fair Trade and Sustainability category in the Scottish Fair Trade Awards 2022,