Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk
Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk obtained a B.A. in political science from DePaul University in 1998 and completed his M.A. and PhD in political science at the University of Malaya in 2006. He is an associate professor and director of the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, and the Department of Social Sciences, the University of Fribourg Switzerland. His scholarly works have been published by leading academic journals in the country such as Kajian Malaysia (Journal of Malaysia Studies), Akademika, and Pertanika. He writes regularly for CenPRIS’ column that appears in the New Sunday Times.