Wildan (Prof., Dr., M.Pd.) is listed as a member of the Council of Experts of the ICMI Aceh regional board (Orwil Aceh) for 2026–2031. He is a professor of language and literature in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education programme at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, inaugurated in 2023. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Syiah Kuala (1986), a master’s at IKIP Bandung (1992) and a doctorate at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2009). He served as Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs of the Indonesian Institute of Arts and Culture (ISBI) Aceh (2019–2023) and then became ISBI Aceh’s Rector, succeeding Mirza Irwansyah. His research covers Acehnese and Indonesian literature, including the representation of culture and women in 21st-century Acehnese novels.