Mustanir was born in Aceh Besar - Indonesia. He studied in Surabaya at Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology where he successfully completed his degrees a B.A. in Chemist. As a scholar he continued for further degree in graduate school at Kyushu University Japan pursuing Master in Organic Chemistry which was achieved in 1997. His Doctor Dissertation was successfully defended in 2000 entitled: “Thermodynamic Stabilities of Ion-molecules Adducts based on Gas Phase Ion Equilibria” under supervisions of Prof. Masaaki Mishima and Prof. Yuho Tsuno. Mr. Mustanir as Professor in Organic Chemistry at present, teaching general chemistry, organic chemistry, natural products, and mechanism reaction organic chemistry in both undergraduate and graduate levels at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. He has recently also work at the Accreditation Council of Higher Education (BAN-PT) Indonesia. He is a contributor to many international journals with organic chemistry and natural products in his articles.