Academia Maszlee taught at the
International Islamic University Malaysia.
Politics Maszlee made his political debut by registering as a member of the
People's Justice Party (PKR) Ampang branch in 2017. Later he joined another
Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition's component party, the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), in March 2018, ahead of the
2018 general election (GE14), which he won against incumbent
Liang Teck Meng for the
Simpang Renggam constituency. After 20 months of his appointment, he resigned from the ministerial position in January 2020 as requested by the Prime Minister. His BERSATU membership was canceled in May 2020 after the collapse of the PH government, following the party's decision to leave PH in the so-called 'Sheraton Move' during the
2020 political crisis. He then became an independent MP. After being a PH-friendly independent for over a year, he rejoined PKR and PH again in November 2021. After the loss in the Malaysian 15th general election, he was appointed as a Professor at the University of Cyberjaya to give lectures on selected topics in humanities and education-related subjects at the 'Psychology and Social Sciences Faculty' in April 2023. He was also appointed by the Prime Minister as the chairman of an Islamic think tank called the 'International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies' (IAIS) to advise the Prime Minister on Global Muslim Affairs. == Election results ==