Ilham Maulana (Prof., Dr. rer. nat., S.Si.) is listed as a member of the Expert Board of ICMI Aceh (Orwil Aceh) for 2026–2031. He graduated cum laude in chemistry from Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK) in 1997, then completed master's and doctoral studies in inorganic and physical chemistry at Universität Leipzig, Germany, finishing in 2005 magna cum laude, and was a postdoctoral researcher at The Australian National University. A professor in the USK Chemistry Department, he works on transition-metal complex chemistry and inorganic synthesis. On 13 July 2026 he was installed as Dean of the USK Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA); outside campus he is also known as a preacher who connects science with Islamic teaching.