DR ABDUL RAZAK BIN AHMAD

Malaysia

Male

51

Independent Director

Independent and Non Executive

1. Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Law (International Security) [University of Leeds, United Kingdom]

2. Masters - Masters in LLM (International Trade
Law) [University of Kent at Canterbury, United
Kingdom]

3. Degree - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia]

Dr Abdul Razak Ahmad is the Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, an independent political development think tank in Kuala Lumpur.
He is currently appointed as Chairman of Education Malaysia Global Services, Independent Non-Executive Director of Pharmaniaga Berhad, Chairman of Pristine Pharma, A Commissioner of PT Errita Pharma, Indonesia and a member of the Board of Directors at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
He is also the Special Representative of the Foreign Minister on Peace Building and Countering Islamophobia and a member of the Consultative Council on Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He previously served as Special Advisor to the
Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Johor and a consultant to the special consultancy team on globalisation at the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) of the Prime Ministers Department.
Dr. Abdul Razak was also a faculty member at the National Defence University Malaysia, teaching international security, international law and global affairs. He is an Adjunct Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia at present.
On the international front, Dr Abdul Razak has served as a consultant and policy advisor in international development projects in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia, Palestine, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. He also used to serve as the resource person for the European Union and the World Bank on human development and human security-related issues.
He is a qualified legal counsel and received his PhD in Law and International Security from the University of Leeds, UK. He did his fellowship at East West Centre (University of Hawaii) and was a visiting researcher at Colombia University. He also attended leadership executive programmes at Said Business School (Oxford University) and Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University).