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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. ASLAM BIN ABD JALIL
DR. ASLAM BIN ABD JALIL
Senior Lecturer
International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma)
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BIOGRAPHY

I am a migration scholar who is interested in the issues of marginalised communities especially refugees, migrants, and stateless persons. I earned a PhD in anthropology and public policy, focusing on refugee studies and labour migration.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
    Social Sciences, Policy Studies, National And Public Policy
  • MIGRATION
    Social Sciences, Sociology, Sociology Of Development
  • APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
    Social Sciences, Anthropological Studies, Anthropology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
    University of Queensland, Australia
  • MPP(WITH DISTINCTION), (PUBLIC POLICY)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY, (POLISI AWAM)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BBA, (Business Administration)
    Australian National University

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Dec 2025 - 31 Dec 2028 (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma))
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2026 (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma))
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2025 (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Supervisor
    28 Nov 2024 - 28 Nov 2025 (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma))
  • Coordinator
    29 May 2024 - 29 May 2025 (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma))

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (International)
  • ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (National)
  • MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FORCED MIGRATION (IASFM), MEMBER
    2024 to 2026 (International)
  • ADVISOR, UNIVERSITI MALAYA PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION (UMPPA), ADVISORY BOARD
    2024 to 2025 (University)
  • STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER, ASIA PACIFIC PUBLIC POLICY NETWORK, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (International)
  • MEMBER, MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MYISA), MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Abd Jalil, A (2026). Rohingya refugees in Klang Valley, Malaysia: permanent (im)mobility?, MOBILITIES. , 16. doi:10.1080/17450101.2026.2628104
Scopus
  1. Hoffstaedter G., Jalil A.A. (2024). The (Un)Official Refugee Protection Regimes in Malaysia: What Is the Way Forward?, Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty. , 159-182
  2. Jalil A.A., Hoffstaedter G. (2024). Refugee Registration Schemes in Malaysia Governing Refugees by Maintaining the Status Quo and Reinforcing Borders, Migration and Society. 7(1), 46-61. doi:10.3167/ARMS.2024.070106
  3. Jalil A.A., Hoffstaedter G. (2023). The Effects of COVID-19 on Refugees in Peninsular Malaysia: Surveillance, Securitization, and Eviction, Advances in Southeast Asian Studies. 16(1), 79-99. doi:10.14764/10.ASEAS-0088
Others
  1. Jalil, A. A. & Hoffstaedter, G. (2023). The effects of Covid-19 on refugees in peninsular Malaysia: Surveillance, securitization and eviction, Advances in Southeast Asian Studies (ASEAS), 16(1), 79-99
Chapter in Books
  1. Jalil, A. A. (2025). Reflections on bordering: Responses to migrants in Malaysia during Covid-19. In B. Welsh (Ed.), Crisis and community: Covid-19 in Malaysia (pp. 141 - 164). Strategic Information and Research Development Centre. ISBN: 978-629-7575-47-6
  2. Hoffstaedter, G., Jalil, A. A. (2024). The (un)official refugee protection regimes in Malaysia: What Is the way forward? In S. Kneebone, R. Mariñas, A. Missbach & M. Walden (Eds.), Refugee protection in Southeast Asia: Between humanitarianism and sovereignty
  3. Nursyazwani & Jalil, A. A. (2023). Grateful politics: Rohingya and social media in the time of the pandemic. In B. Y. H. Loh & J. Chin (Eds), New media in the margins lived realities and experiences from the Malaysian peripheries (pp. 91-115). Springer Link.
Other Publications
  1. Loh, B. & Jalil, A. A. (2025). Conditional Support for Palestinian ‘Refugees’ in Malaysia, Fulcrum, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. https://fulcrum.sg/conditional-support-for-palestinian-refugees-in-malaysia/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  2. Loh, B. Y. H. & Jalil, A. A. (2025). Malaysians rethink support for Palestinian refugees after viral incidents, South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3296212/malaysians-rethink-support-palestinian-refugees-after-viral-incidents - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Migration (refugees, migrants, stateless persons)

PAPER PRESENTED

Invited Speaker
  1. Community Engagement : Stakeholders and Policy Partners, JPA Policy Lab 1: How to formulate a good public policy, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) and INPUMA (National) (10 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2024)
  2. Role of Religion and Religious Networks Shaping the Everyday Life of Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia and Beyond, Migration Expert Workshop, IKMAS (National) (07 Nov 2024 - 07 Nov 2024)
  3. SDG Partnership Conference 2024: Joint Reflection & Action Towards Policy Making and Advocacy, SDG Partnership Conference 2024:, All-Party Parliamentary Group on SDGs (APPGM-SDG) (National) (27 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024)
  4. Foundations of Public Policy, JPA Policy Lab 2: How to formulate a good public policy, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) & INPUMA (National) (30 Sep 2024 - 30 Nov 2024)
  5. Inclusion and Dignity: Holistic Approaches to Statelessness, Refugee, and Displacement Challenges, 9th Liberalism Conference, IDEAS & ASB (International) (28 Sep 2024 - 28 Nov 2024)
  6. Foundations of Public Policy, Purposeful and Principled Leadership Immersion Programme or PPL-IM for the Development Academy of the Bangsamoro of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), UM LEAD (International) (19 Sep 2024 - 19 Sep 2024)
  7. Developing an Inclusive ASEAN Strategy for Peace and Security in Myanmar, Developing an Inclusive ASEAN Strategy for Peace and Security in Myanmar, Beyond Borders and Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (International) (08 Sep 2024 - 08 Sep 2024)
  8. Strengthening Advocacy for Rohingya: Strategies and Regional Collaboration, Strengthening Advocacy for Rohingya: Strategies and Regional Collaboration, Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (International) (06 Sep 2024 - 07 Sep 2024)
  9. Sistem dan Struktur Politik di Malaysia, Kursus Analisis Perisikan Politik Pegawai Kanan Cawangan Khas No. 8 (Siri 1/2024), Maktab Polis Diraja Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (National) (19 Aug 2024 - 19 Aug 2024)
  10. Countering xenophobia: building solidarity with Rohingya during the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysian International Studies Association Conference (MISAC1), Malaysian International Studies Association (MyISA) (International) (14 Feb 2024 - 15 Feb 2024)
Oral Presenter
  1. Aporias of belonging: Rethinking identity, statelessness, and sovereignty in Southeast Asia, Association for Asian Studies 2026 Annual Conference, Association for Asian Studies (International) (12 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026)
  2. Migration governance in Malaysia: Challenges and opportunities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, The 14th International Malaysian Studies Conference, Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (International) (12 Aug 2025 - 13 Aug 2025)
  3. Rohingya refugees in Klang Valley, Malaysia: permanent (im)mobility?, The Politics and Poetics of Immobility: Asian Migrants (not) on the Move in (Post-)Pandemic Times, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (International) (14 Mar 2024 - 15 Mar 2024)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Reviewer, Journal of Refugee Studies, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2025) Reviewer, Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2025) Pertandingan Polisi Sosial, National, (Reviewer)
  4. (2025) Thesis Presentation Assessor, National, (External Examiner)
  5. (2024) Reviewer, Comparative Migration Studies, International, (Reviewer)
  6. (2024) Reviewer, Comparative Migration Studies, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2024) Reviewer for International Migration Review, International, (Reviewer)
  8. (2024) Reviewer, Jurnal Pusat Penataraan Ilmu dan Bahasa, National, (Reviewer)
  9. (2024) Reviewer, Comparative Migration Studies, International, (Reviewer)
Media Appearance
  1. (2026) Gaps in Our New Refugee Registration System Bfm Radio, National, (Interview)
  2. (2025) Awani Global: Dua Tahun Genosid & Pelan Damai Gaza, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  3. (2025) Myanmar's Elections, Violence, and Freedom of Expression, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  4. (2025) Temubual Bernama Radio. Rmk13: Memperkasa Modal Insan, National, (Interview)
  5. (2025) Awani Pagi Pelarian Di Malaysia: Perlindungan Tanpa Status?, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  6. (2025) Awani Pagi. Refugees in Asean, a Shared Responsibility, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  7. (2024) Top 5 at 5: Viral Palestinian Incident in Kl, Bfm Radio, National, (Interview)
  8. (2024) Malaysia Needs Sustainable Refugee Policies, Bfm Radio, National, (Interview)
  9. (2024) Top 5 at 5 : 25 July 2024, Bfm Radio, National, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) THE SECURITIZATION OF VULNERABILITY: THE EXTENT OF SECURITIZATION OF FORCED MIGRATION IN MALAYSIA EXACERBATES THE VULNERABILITY OF REFUGEES IN ASEAN, MOHAMED ELIYAS HASHIM
  2. (2024) Primary Education Inequity among Orang Asli Students in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, ABDULLAH BIN NISHAD MOHAMED
  3. (2024) Assessing the Zero Reject Policy, Inclusive Education for Undocumented Children in Malaysia: Case Study at Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, TAKAAKI MATSUKI
  4. (2024) The Protection of Labor Rights and Interests of Chinese Take-Out Workers, Taking X City as an Example, YANG HAOYU
  5. (2023) The Impact of Energy Poverty on Rural Sarawak, RYAN JOSHUA LOW ING CHIAT

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2024) ZQA7003 - Foundations of Public Policy
  2. (2024) ZQA7026 - Local/international Public Policy Practice
  3. (2024) ZQA7027 - Policy Lab
  4. (2024) ZQA7015 - Policy Research
  5. (2024) ZQA7028 - Policy Research
  6. (2024) ZQA7014 - Research Methodology for Policy Makers
  7. (2024) ZQA7022 - Sustainable Development Policy
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2025) ZQA7003 - Foundations of Public Policy
  2. (2026) ZQA7003 - Foundations of Public Policy
  3. (2026) ZQA7026 - Local/international Public Policy Practice
  4. (2025) ZQA7027 - Policy Lab
  5. (2025) ZQA7028 - Policy Research
  6. (2026) ZQA7029 - Introduction to Public Policy
  7. (2026) ZQA7038 - Public Policy Practice

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (11 Mar 2026 - 16 Mar 2026)
  2. IASFM20: FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN AN URBANIZING WORLD, UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA (20 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025)