Dr. Nor Wahiza bt. Abdul Wahat received her Bachelor of Human Sciences Hons. (Political Science) from the International Islamic University Malaysia. Later, she obtained her Master of Science in Human Resource Development from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2001 and Ph.d in Organizational Psychology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2008. Based on her earlier experience as a Human Resource Manager in an ICT company and academic qualifications, Dr. Nor Wahiza Abdul Wahat is now involved in various research projects in areas of leadership, volunteerism and career development.

She also teaches programme development, policy development and leadership. She has published her writings in various forms of publications including journal articles, chapters in books, and papers for conferences at both national and international levels. In 2008, she was granted an award for excellent journal publications by the faculty. Administrative wise, she is currently a coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development Distance Learning Programme. She is also a member of International Leadership Association (ILA) and International Association of Facilitators (IAF).