Muhammad Jais (S.E., M.Sc. IBF) is listed as a member of the Employment and MSME Division in the Department of Health and Community Welfare of ICMI's Aceh regional board for 2026–2031. He holds a master's degree in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and lectures at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universitas Islam Kebangsaan Indonesia (UNIKI) in Bireuen. He writes opinion pieces on Islamic economics and finance in Acehnese media, for example on the placement of Bank Aceh Syariah's funds (2025) and on online lending and Islamic finance solutions for low-income people. In the 2024 election he was a candidate for the North Aceh district legislature (DPRK) in the Aceh Utara 2 constituency.