Naffi bin Mat, mendapat pendidikan awal dan menengah di Tumpat Kelantan. Beliau memperolehi ijazah sarjana dari Universiti Putra Malaysia. Beliau pernah bertugas sebagai guru dan pensyarah di maktab perguruan. Beliau kemudian bertugas sebagai pensyarah di Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, Universiti Putra Malaysia pada tahun 2001. Beliau terlibat dengan pengajaran dalam bidang pedagogi Kesusasteraan Melayu, di Jabatan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Kemanusiaan. Beliau turut menyumbang kepakaran dalam penasihatan perkembangan matapelajaran Kesusasteraan Melayu, penilaian manuskrip di Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, jawatankuasa perancang di Majlis Buku Kebangsaan, pengembangan sastera di Karyanet, motivasi pelajar dan guru serta sukarelawan dalam aktiviti yang bercorak kesusasteraan tanah air. Banyak menghasilkan buku dan rencana yang berbentuk bahasa, sastera dan akademik sastera.

Naffi bin Mat completed his high school at Tumpat, Kelantan. He received his master from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He was served as teacher and lecturer at Maktab Perguruan. He was appointed as a lecturer at faculty of Educational Studies in 2001. He has been involved in teaching in the area of Pedagogy for Malay Literature at Department of Language and Humanities Education. He has been involved in consultancy in extention education of Malay Literature, manuscript evaluation at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, planning’s comittee of Majlis Buku Kebangsaan, literature development at Karyanet, student and teacher’s motivator and volunteer in Malay literature based activities. He published books and articles in areas of language, literature and academic literature.