Mukhriz Mat Rus is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Before joining the academia, he served at the Attorney General’s Chambers as Deputy Public Prosecutor (2008 to 2015). He was called to the Bar as an advocate and solicitor in 2014.

Mukhriz obtained LL.B (Hons) in 2007 from the International Islamic University of Malaysia and later LL.M from the National University of Malaysia in 2014. In 2019, he completed his PhD. (Law) at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

His areas of expertise and interest include criminal law, criminal justice, counter-terrorism law, human rights, and anti-corruption law. He often adopts a socio-legal approach, which emphasises links between law and social contexts in conducting his research.

Mukhriz Mat Rus adalah Pensyarah Kanan di Pusat Pengajian Undang-Undang, Kolej Undang- undang, Kerajaan dan Pengajian Antarabangsa, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Sebelum menyertai akademia, beliau telah berkhidmat di Jabatan Peguam Negara Malaysia sebagai Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (2008-2015). Beliau juga telah didaftarai sebagai Peguambela dan Peguamcara pada tahun 2014.

Mukhriz peroleh ijazah sarjana muda undang-undang LL.B (Hons) pada 2007 dari Universiti Islam Antarabangsa dan kemudiannya sarjana undang-undang LL.M dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia pada 2014. Pada tahun 2019, beliau menyempurnakan pengajian Ph.D.(Undang-Undang) di Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Bidang kepakaran dan tumpuan penyelidikannya merangkumi undang-undang jenayah, keadilan jenayah, undang-undang melawan keganasan, hak asasi manusia dan undang-undang anti- rasuah. Beliau sering menggunapakai pendekatan sosio-perundangan yang menitikberatkan hubungan atara undang-undang dan masyarakat dalam menjalan penyelidikan.