Dr. H. Teuku Faizasyah, M.Si., was born in Bandung on 23 October 1964 to a father from Tringgadeng, Pidie Jaya, and a mother from Lhoknga, Aceh Besar. He graduated in international relations from Padjadjaran University, took a master's at the University of Birmingham (1993) and a doctorate in political science at the University of Waikato (2003). In the Foreign Ministry he was chief of staff to the foreign minister (2008–2010), presidential special staff for international relations (2010–2014) and ambassador to Canada (2014–2018). He later served as ministry spokesman and Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy (2020–2023), and since 2023 as ambassador to Norway and Iceland. In the 2026–2030 Taman Iskandar Muda board he is a member of TIM's Honorary Council.