Ilyas Uzum was born in Afyon on 1961. He graduated in Marmara University Faculty of Theology (1983). In the same university Institute of Social Sciences, he accomplished his post-graduate which is named  “Celâleddin ed‑Devvânî ve er-Risâle fî mes’eleti halkı’l-a‘mâl Adlı Eseri (edisyon kritik)” and then he completed his doctorate which is named “İnanç Esasları Açısından Türkiye’de Ca‘ferîlik” (1994). He was a associate professor on 2002. He was pointed who a professor in Marmara University Faculty of Theology on 2013. He retaired on 2016.