iKAS Staff
Dr Muhammad Faliq Abd Razak
- Head of Centre for Asian Studies
- 03-8921 4722
- faliqrazak@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
International Economic Law & Regulatory Governance
- Trade in services, Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs), and regulatory compliance
- Professional services and cross-border mobility
- Manufacturing‑Related Services (MRS) and servicification
- Legal frameworks for labour governance, social security law, social protection policy, and international labour standards
- Legal feasibility and institutional governance in regional economic integration (ASEAN & APEC)
Prof. Dr. Mohd Kamarulnizam Bin Abdullah
- Principal Fellow
- 03-89213368
- kamarulnizam@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
National and Regional Security, Political Security, Border Management, Political Violence and Terrorism, ASEAN Political Security
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Sufian Jusoh
- Principal Fellow
- 03-89213949
- sufianjusoh@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
ASEAN; APEC, WTO, Food Security; Biodiversity; Science and Technology; Regionalism; Economic Diplomacy; Policy Analysis and Policy Design
Economy & Trade
International Economic Law; International Trade and Investment Law and Policy; International Law
Prof. Dr Kuik Cheng-Chwee
- +603-89213662
- kuik@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
ASEAN-China relations, China’s foreign policy, East Asia, Malaysia’s external policy, small-state behavior, hedging, regional multilateralism, international relations
Associate Prof. Dr. Andika Ab. Wahab
- 03-89217671
- andikawahab@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
International Migration, Human Rights and Politics of Sustainability
Sociology & Anthropology
International Migration, Human Rights and Politics of Sustainability
Emeritus Prof. Dato’ Dr. Abdul Rahman Embong
- Emeritus Professor
- +603-89213581
- rahmanhe@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Development; Middle Class; Ethnicity; Pluralism; Globalisation Transnationalism and the Future of Nation State
Prof. Dr. Andrew Kam Jia Yi
- Principal Fellow
- +603-89214232
- andrew@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Economy & Trade
International Trade, Investment, Applied Economics, Global Production Network, Econometrics, Productivity, Food Security, Digital Economy
Dr. Abdul Rahim Ahmad
- Fellow
- +603-89214720
- ara@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
Islamic Politics, Legislative Power, Election Politics, Middle East Politics, NGO's Sustainability
Dr. Muhamad Azwan Abd Rahman
- Fellow
- 03-89214649
- azwanrahman@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
Political Economy, Public Policy, Governance
Sociology & Anthropology
Development, Globalisation, China-Southeast Asia
Dr. Nor Izzatina Abdul Aziz
- Junior Fellow
- +603-8921 4640
- izzatina.aziz@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Economy & Trade
Sub-Field Specialization Behavioral Public Economics, Behavioral Political Economy, Behavioral Development Economics
Dr. Mohd Hariszuan Jaharuddin
- Junior Fellow
- +603-8921 7664
- hariszuan@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
Regionalism, Air Transport Management
Sociology & Anthropology
Political Identities, Social Transformation, Democratisation, Civil Society
Dr. Hew Wai Weng
- Fellow
- 03-89215586
- hewwaiweng@ukm.edu.my
Expertise
Political Science & International Relations
Identity politics - Chineseness and Islam, comparative politics, social media, urban studies and middle-classes
Sociology & Anthropology
Identity politics - Chineseness and Islam, comparative politics, social media, urban studies and middle-classes