Suhailah Hussien graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences, majoring in Philosophy from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1996, then completed her Diploma in Education majoring in English Language and Islamic Studies at the same university in the following year. She won the Best Student Award for English Language specialization. She secured a teaching position at the Department of Education, IIUM in 1998, and pursued her Master of Education in the area of Social Foundations at IIUM. She completed her Master's in 2000 and wrote her thesis on the Teaching of Thinking in the Malaysian context.
Part of her thesis was later published in a book, which was co authored with Prof. Dr. Rosnani Hashim, and became a reference for the Teaching of Thinking in Malaysia. After teaching for two years in the Department of Education, she pursued her Ph.D (Education) in the area of Philosophy of Education, specializing in Critical Pedagogy, in 2002, at the University of Sheffield, UK. She graduated in 2006 and came back to Malaysia to serve the Department of Education.
She is a registered and active member of the Philosophy of Education Society, Great Britain (PESGB), the International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE), and the Qualitative Research Methods Association of Malaysia (QRAM).
Currently, Dr. Suhailah Hussien is an Associate Professor and the Director, Centre for Teaching Thinking (CTT) at the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM since 2013. CTT was formerly known as the Centre for Philosophical Inquiry in Education (CPIE), and is responsible for the training of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and inquiry skills among teachers, professionals and students at various levels. She is also acknowledged for her expertise in Thinking and HOTS, and is one of the team members involved in the development of teaching HOTS for the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Malaysia.

• Society ~ Education ~ Education Policy - Social foundations of education
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c.
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c. - M.Ed and PhD theses in critical thinking for secondary school and higher education respectively
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Philosophy of Education - Possess a Bachelor in Philosophy, Masters in Social Foundations and PhD in Philosophy of Education

• 2016 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Qualitative Research Association Malaysia (QRAM)
• 2018 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Philosophy of Education Society Great Britain
• 2018 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE)

Completed

2017 - 2022	Examining Multicultural Context of Malaysian Public Universities in Promoting Social Solidarity: Proposing A Framework for Internationalization of Higher Education
2016 - 2019	Investigation of Malaysian Teachers? Instructional and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking Skills (CTS) and the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Specific Training Modules for Enhancement of CTS
2016 - 2020	Exploring Students' Engagement in 'Design Thinking': A Case Study of SBPI Gombak
2015 - 2019	Developing Charter School Model Curriculum for Disaster Affected Areas: Lessening the MOE Expenditure and Addressing Educational Imbalance
2013 - 2016	Community of Inquiry - A New Inquiry-Based Pedagogy for Realizing the Aspiration of Critical Thinking in the New Blueprint for Education 2013-2025
2013 - 2014	A Qualitative Study on Research Culture at International Islamic University Malaysia
2012 - 2015	The Status of IOHK in IIUM
2011 - 2015	The Practices of Integrated Education System in Selected Malay Archipelagos: Developing New Integrated Islamic School Model
2011 - 2012	New Voices In Education : Breaking The Mold (KVC 2011)
2011 - 2012	New Intellectual Horizons In Education II (KVC 2011)
2011 - 2012	Kajian dan Pembinaan Instrumen Persetaraan Kriteria untuk Menilai Kualiti Pendidikan Prasekolah di Malaysia
2008 - 2013	A Study to Develop Indicators for the Evaluation of Islamic Integration in the Academic Curriculum at IIUM
2008 - 2012	IIUM Headmaster's Experiences of ETeMs: Its Implementations and Challenges.
2007 - 2011	A New Theory of Counseling Adolescents in Malaysia Based on Malaysian Culture, Values and Belief Systems
2007 - 2011	Impact of Shared Values, Perceived Quality and Satisfaction on Islamic Public Schools Teacher Commitment: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
- 2010	Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators 2010

On-Going

2023 - Present	A COMPARISON OF PROPENSITY BETWEEN READING AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA
2023 - Present	Developing Teachers? Skills in Hikmah Pedagogy for the Promotion of Students? Moral Reasoning and Resilience at Rohingya Education Centres in Selangor: A Knowledge Transfer Program
2022 - Present	Projek Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Pendidikan Rabbani Kelantan
2018 - Present	Developing a Framework to Enhance Entrepreneurial Oral English Communication Skills among Students of Public Universities in Malaysia
2016 - Present	Profiling the Effects of Urban Poverty on the Academic Achievement of Students from different Ethnic Groups in Major Malaysian Cities
2016 - Present	Nutrition Counseling: Using Support Group to Explore Weight Management Challenges Among Female Youth
2015 - Present	Development of Malaysian Muslim Adolescents? Self-identity and Spiritual Intelligence: A Case Study of Low SES Families

10 Feb, 2011	Bronze Award in the IIUM Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011 for the Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators Research 2010 (MASTIC) - IIUM	University
27 Jan, 2010	Gold Award in the IIUM Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2010 for Hikmah Program (CPIE) - IIUM	University