Wan Saiful Wan Jan is Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia. He contested in Malaysia’s 14th General Elections for the parliamentary constituency of Pendang, Kedah, but did not win. Subsequently, he was appointed as Special Adviser to the Malaysian Minister of Education, Chairman of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation, and Board Member of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation. He is also a member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Supreme Council.