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OUR PEOPLE

Our People 2019-04-20T22:12:44+00:00

IDEAS FOUNDERS

Wan Saiful Wan Jan

Wan Saiful Wan Jan

Founder

Wan Saiful Wan Jan is a Founder and Former CEO of IDEAS

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Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin

YAM Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

Founding President and Chairman of IDEAS

Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin is the President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs.

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Wan Mohd Firdaus

Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Mohd Fuaad

Founder

Wan Mohd Firdaus is a Founding Director of IDEAS and is Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Malaysia.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin

YAM Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

Chairman of IDEAS Board of Directors

Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin is the President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs.

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Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria

Director

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria was appointed Chairman of IDEAS Board of Directors from 16 November 2017.

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Wan Mohd Firdaus

Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Mohd Fuaad

Director

Wan Mohd Firdaus is a Founding Director of IDEAS and is Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Malaysia.

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Christopher Leong

Christopher Leong

Director

Christopher Leong is a Board Member of IDEAS and the Managing Partner of Chooi & Company.

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Dato’ Dr. R. Thillainathan

Dato’ Dr. R. Thillainathan

Director

Dato’ Dr. Thillainathan is a Board Member of IDEAS. He is also a member of the board at University Malaya.

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OUR TEAM

Ali Salman

Ali Salman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Ali is CEO of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia and CEO of Islam and Liberty Network, a global platform for researchers and academics. An economist, public policy expert and a think tank professional, he has worked in the government, private businesses, NGOs, and universities.

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Mazrina Arifin

Mazrina Arifin

Director of Finance

Mazrina Arifin is Director of Finance under the Operations division at IDEAS and is a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Hup Seng Industries Berhad.
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Laurence Todd

Laurence Todd

Director

Laurence is Director at IDEAS, working closely with the CEO to manage the research programme and overseeing relations with government and industry. Laurence previously worked for the British government, where he specialised in economic and foreign policy and worked as an adviser to the British Prime Minister.
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Sanne Jansen

Sanne Jansen

Director Fundraising & Partnerships

Sanne Jansen is Responsible for all fundraising activities for our charitable arms; Ideas Academy – a learning centre for disadvantaged children in Pudu, and IDEAS Autism Centre – a centre for early intervention and care for autistic children from low-income families (B40 group) in Rawang.

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Wan Ya Shin

Wan Ya Shin

Manager, Research

Wan Ya Shin is a Manager under the Research and Publications Division at IDEAS. Her research interests include social policy, education policy, social protection, poverty and inequality.

She was a Young Professional Fellow with the International Centre for Human Development in India, focusing on social protection in Malaysia. Prior to that, she was working with United Nations Development Programme on the Malaysia Human Development Report 2013.
Amir Ridzuan Jamaludin

Amir Ridzuan Jamaludin

Assistant Manager, Events Unit, External Relations Division

Amir Ridzuan Jamaludin is Assistant Manager under the External Relations division at IDEAS. A radical decentralist at heart he believes that each group, be it cultural, political or religious should be given the space to experiment with their ideals.

Aira Azhari

Aira Azhari

Senior Executive, Democracy and Governance Unit

Aira Azhari is Senior Researcher in Democracy and Governance at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), a public policy research organisation based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Liverpool, UK and a Master of Laws (Public International Law) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has provided analysis on political and economic issues to Malaysian and international press, including Channel News Asia and the BBC. She has a great interest in history, literature, travelling and local and international politics. Aira loves to talk and cherishes a good conversation about any of these topics.

Muhammad Adli bin Amirullah

Adli Amirullah

Coordinator, Economic and Business Unit

Adli Amirullah is a researcher under the economics and business unit at IDEAS Research and Publications Division. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was a Royal Education Award recipient for 33rd IIUM Convocation who has shown outstanding performance in academic and co-curricular activities. Adli whose name means ‘a person who belongs to justice’ strongly believes in the principles of justice, fairness and equity

Bashier Ahmad

Ahmad Bashier

Senior Executive Finance & Accounts , Operations Division

Ahmad Bashier is a Senior Executive of finance and accounts  under the Operations division at IDEAS. Bashier graduated with a Bachelors degree in Accountancy (Honours) from University of Malaya (UM). Before joining IDEAS he worked as an Audit Associate at Khairuddin, Hasyudeen & Razi (KHR). A conservative libertarian, Bashier believes that nothing is impossible in this world.

Azrul Mohd Khalib

Amelia Ramli

Administrator

Amelia obtained her education from Dato ‘Zulkifli Muhammad Secondary School, Slim River, Perak. She has 17 years of experience in administrative & operational management in several different areas such as building management, IT solutions, legal firm, and architectural firm.

Hadaina Lokman

Hadaina Lokman

Executive, External Relations

Hadaina is an Executive under the External Relations Division at IDEAS. She holds a first class honour in Bachelor of Philosophy, Law & Business from Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Murni

Norhayati Murni Misran

Executive, Graphic Designer

Murni is an Executive Graphic Designer in IDEAS. A professional designer with a decade of experience in the digital industry, with both local and multinational companies. A thinker and the best by being passionate and objective with her work. A degree holder in Computer Science major in Media Interactive from University Technical Malaysia Malacca.

Azam

Azam Wan Hashim

Executive, Research

Azam is an Executive in the Research and Publications division. He received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia with a specialization in Economics, Political Science and Asian Studies. Azam’s passion for policy reform is rooted in his desire to improve public welfare in the most efficient and equitable manner.

Vaishu

Vaisnavi Mogan Rao

Project Coordinator, Research
Vaisnavi received her BSc in Psychology with Neuroscience from the University of Reading UK. Her research interests lie in the field of social policy, specifically in healthcare policies. Her interest in policy research stems from the desire to improve the mental healthcare system in Malaysia and other low and middle income countries. She is currently also a research consultant for Sangath, a mental health research NGO in India.
Faiz

Faiz Zaidi

Executive, Research
Faiz Zaidi is a Researcher under the Democracy and Governance Unit at IDEAS. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Government from the University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and a Master of Social Science (Strategy and Diplomacy) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Faiz was previously an intern under the External Relations Division at IDEAS where he assisted in project and event coordination. He is very passionate in bringing the change for the betterment of Malaysia, particularly through the access to quality education, policy reform and free social movements.

SPECIAL ADVISOR

YTM Tengku Ahmad Nerang ibni Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah

Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah

Special Advisor

Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah is Special Advisor to IDEAS.

SENIOR FELLOWS

Prof. Edmund Terence Gomez

Professor Dr. Edmund Terence Gomez

Economics & Business

Professor Dr. Edmund Terence Gomez is an IDEAS Senior Fellow under the Enterprise & Economics Unit. An internationally acclaimed author, he is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Malaya.

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Dr Razeen Sally

Dr. Razeen Sally

Economics & Business

Dr. Razeen Sally is IDEAS Chair of Political Economy and Governance under the Economics & Business Unit. A global expert on trade, he is Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies in Sri Lanka.

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Dr Carmelo Ferlito

Dr. Carmelo Ferlito

Economics & Business

Dr. Carmelo Ferlito is a Senior Fellow under IDEAS’ Economics & Business Unit. He is the Commercial Director Southeast Asia at Petersime NV (Belgium) and serves as Adjunct Professor at INTI International College Subang.

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Philip Stevens

Philip Stevens

Social Policy

Philip Stevens is a Senior Fellow at IDEAS Social Policy Unit. A specialist in intellectual property and healthcare policies, he founded Geneva Network in 2015.

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PROFESSOR DR. FATIMAH KARI

Professor Dr. Fatimah Kari

Social Policy

Professor Dr. Fatimah Kari is a Senior Fellow under the Social Policy Unit in IDEAS. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from National University of Malaysia (UKM), a Master of Economics from the University of Leicester, UK and a PhD (Economics) from Mississippi State University, United States.

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Dr. Sufian Jusoh

Associate Prof. Dr. Sofian Jusoh

Economics and Business

Associate Prof. Dr. Sofian Jusoh is leading the Southeast Asia Network for Development (SEANET) programme under IDEAS.

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Renato Lima

Assistant Prof. Dr. Renato Lima de Oliveira

Economics and Business

Assistant Prof. Dr. Renato Lima de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Asia School of Business (ASB).

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Tricia Yeoh

Tricia Yeoh

Chief Operating Officer (on study leave)

Tricia Yeoh is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the School of Politics, History and International Relations at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where she is currently lecturing at. She is currently on study leave from her position as Chief Operating Officer of IDEAS (Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs), an independent public policy think tank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Dr Helmy Haja Mydin

Sri Murniati

Research Manager (on study leave)

Sri Murniati is currently pursuing a PhD in the Political Economy of Corruption at the University of Nottingham under our scholarship.

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HK Yong

Adjunct Professor

HK holds a B.Eng (Hons) in Civil and Structural Engineering (UK), an MBA (UK), a Diploma in Corporate Treasury (UK), and a Postgrad Diploma in Islamic Studies from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He also qualified as a Chartered Accountant (England and Wales). HK is an Adjunct Professor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics.

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Jayant Menon

Dr. Jayant Menon

Dr. Menon holds adjunct appointments with the Australian National University, University of Nottingham, UK and Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, and has served on the Advisory Boards of the University of Nottingham Campus in Malaysia and the Cambodia Development Resource Institute. He also serves on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Asian Economics, Asian Economic Journal, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy, and Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, among others.

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