YBhg. Dato’ Hj Shamsul Najmi Bin Hj Shamsuddin held several important positions throughout his career. He once helmed the Panel Pemikir Jabatan Hal Ehwal Khas of Kementerian Penerangan Malaysia and Setiausaha Akhbar for Menteri in Jabatan Perdana Menteri. He also worked as Pengelola Agama Bahagian Hal Ehwal Khas at Kementerian Penerangan Malaysia and Pegawai Khas Agama at Bahagian Hal Ehwal Khas Pahang.
He holds a Bachelor of Arabic with Hons. (Shahadah ‘Aliyah-Hadis) in Usuluddin from Al-Azhar University and Master of Science (HRD) from University Putra Malaysia (UPM). Currently he is one of the Board of Directors at IAIS Malaysia.