Curriculum Vitae

DR. MUHAMAD HILMI BIN ABDUL RAHMAN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Development Studies
    Faculty of Business and Economics
  • mhilmiar
  • 03-79673670

BIOGRAPHY

Muhamad Hilmi Abdul Rahman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Public Administration, and Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. He currently serves as Programme Coordinator for the Master of Development Studies programme (2025-2028). He earned his PhD (Economics) from Universiti Malaya, with a primary focus on development studies, particularly poverty and economic inequality. His research also encompasses poverty reduction strategies, economic inequality, and socioeconomic development.

He is currently involved in projects on developing a Pelan Strategik Kebolehpasaran Graduan 2026-2030, Modul Asuhan dan Jagaan Kanak-kanak OKU Autisme, assessing Family Planning Practices in Malaysia, and conducting Wage Analysis among Malaysian gaduates. These initiatives involve collaborations with the Malaysian Department of Social Welfare, National Population and Family Development Board Malaysia, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, and Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. He is a recipient of the 14th edition of the Istituto Di Studi Economici E Per L’Occupazione Scholarship (2017, Italy) and the 2022 Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project between Universiti Malaya and Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
    Social Sciences, Development Studies, Fundamental In Development Studies
  • SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, DISTRIBUTION, EQUITY ISSUES, MINORITY GROUPS, POVERTY, SOCIAL MOBILITY, BURDEN OF DISEASE, GOVERNANCE, CHILD WELFARE, SOCIAL EQUALITY, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL)
    Applied Social Science And Humanities, Economics, Applied Economics

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Doctoral Degree (PhD)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • Doctoral Degree (PhD), (Economics)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MASTER OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, (Pengajian Pembangunan)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Fellow
    29 May 2024 - present (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • Coordinator
    01 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 (Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Task Force Kompetensi dan Analisis Jurang Mengikut Skim Perjawatan UM
    27 Nov 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Fellow
    02 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • College Secretary
    02 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • Fellow
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • College Secretary
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • Fellow
    01 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2017 (Bestari Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • College Treasurer
    01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jul 2017 (Za'ba Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))
  • Fellow
    01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jul 2017 (Za'ba Residential College, Deputy Vice-chancellor (student Affairs))

WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • 06 Jan 2017 -
    14 May 2018-
    Pentadbiran Penyelidikan
    Pusat Pengajian Kemiskinan dan Pembangunan, Universiti Malaya

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Erasmus Staff Mobility Programme
    2022, Erasmus,  (International)
  • Instituto Di Studi Economici E Per Loccupazione Scholarship
    2017, Instituto Di Studi Economici E Per LOccupazione Italy,  (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Rahman, M. H. A., Zubairi, Y. Z., & Othman, A. (2022). Reassessing Poverty Incidence Brought by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia. JATI -Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 27(1), 88-110.
ESCI
  1. Rahman, Muhamad hilmi abdul; Othman, Azmah; Zubairi, Yong zulina binti (2024). Women and Poverty: A Qualitative Study on Selected Female-Headed Households in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia, AKADEMIKA. 94(3), 335-350. doi:10.17576/akad-2024-9403-19
Chapter in Books
  1. Rahman, M. H. A., Othman, A., & Zubairi, Y. Z. (2022). The Poverty Conundrum and Pandemic Poor in Malaysia. In Muzalwana Abdul Talib, Ahmad Farid Osman, and Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri (Ed) Post-Pandemic Economic and Social Development: Recovery, Challenges, and Policy in Malaysia (pp.58-73). Routledge.
Other Publications
  1. Abdul Rahman, M. H. (2017). Performance and Management Capacity of the Malaysian Co-operative Movement. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - Unpublished Writting Works

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Poverty (Poverty Reduction Strategy and Analysis)
  • Inequality (Economic Inequality)
  • Vulnerable Group (Poor, Youth, Women, Children)
  • Co-operative Development (Co-operative Development and Movement)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2026, Government Agency
    Modul Asuhan Dan Jagaan Kanak-kanak Oku Autisme ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2025 - 2025, Government Agency
    Customer Journey Mapping A Qualitative Inquiry Of Klinik Nur Sejahtera Lppkn ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2023 - 2024, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi
    Penerbitan Kajian Pengesanan Graduan (SKPG) Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2024 - 2026, University Grant
    A Bibliometric Analysis Of Poverty Reduction Strategies In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2025 - 2026, University Grant
    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN MALAYSIA AND INDIA ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Kajian Amalan Perancang Keluarga Di Malaysia, LPPKN, Consultant
    01 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 (National)
  • Kajian Amalan Perancang Keluarga Di Malaysia, Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Malaysia
    01 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. An Operational Business Framework: A Qualitative Inquiry of Klinik Nur Sejahtera LPPKN, Persidangan Kependudukan Kebangsaan 2025, Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Negara and Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (National) (19 Nov 2025 - 20 Nov 2025)
  2. Economic Strengthening Programs for Women: A Community Based Approach, 16th Persidangan Kebangsaan Ekonomi Malaysia (PERKEM), Pusat Kajian Pembangunan Inklusif dan Lestari & Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (National) (04 Aug 2023 - 06 Aug 2023)
  3. Estimates of Absolute Poverty Post COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia, 8th Malaysia Statistics Conference 2021, Prime Minister's Department, Central Bank of Malaysia & Malaysia Institute of Statistics (National) (20 Oct 2021 - 20 Oct 2021)
  4. Factors of Management Capacity for Co-operatives in Malaysia, International Research Methods in Practice Seminar, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science & Technology (International) (21 May 2018 - 22 May 2018)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Manuscript Reviewer, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2025) Assessor for Phd Colloqium Faculty of Business and Economics UM, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2025) International Transdisciplinary Research Conference (intrac 2025), International, (Internal Assessor)
  4. (2025) Reviewer for 2025 Faculty of Business and Economics Special Grants, University, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2026) Kumpulan Pakar dan Penulis Kajian Serta Pembangunan Pelan Strategik Kebolehpasaran Graduan 2026 Hingga 2030, National, (Technical Advisor)
  2. (2025) Speaker 4th International Conference On Education, Economics, Business, Entrepreneurship and Finance, International, (Resource Person)
  3. (2025) Visiting Scholar Prince of Songkla University, International, (Resource Person)
  4. (2025) Penceramah Bengkel Kajian Kualitatif Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia, National, (Resource Person)
  5. (2024) Bengkel Latihan Pengumpulan Data Kualitatif Kapkm, National, (Resource Person)
  6. (2024) Bengkel Kajian dan Analisis Kualitatif, National, (Resource Person)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) Factors of Poverty Alleviation in Malaysia
Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON ASSESSING FOOD SPENDING BEHAVIOUR AMONG LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, NUR FATHIHAH BINTI SAUPI

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2024) EIA2009 - Development Economics
  2. (2024) EIX2003 - Research Methodology
  3. (2023) EIA2009 - Development Economics
  4. (2023) EIX2001 - Research Methodology
  5. (2023) EIX2003 - Research Methodology
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2026) EIA2009 - Development Economics
  2. (2025) EIC3012 - Growth and Distribution
  3. (2025) EIH3006 - Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth
  4. (2025) EIX2001 - Research Methodology
  5. (2026) EIX2001 - Research Methodology
  6. (2025) EIX2003 - Research Methodology
  7. (2026) EIX2003 - Research Methodology
  8. (2026) IIQ1001 - Islamic Creeds

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. Bengkel Penambahbaikan Instrumen Kajian Pengesanan Graduan Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Bangi Hotel Resort (10 Jun 2024 - 11 Jun 2024)
  2. Harnessing Opportunities Towards Resilient Future Through Census Data, Putrajaya (26 Jul 2022 - 28 Jul 2023)
INTERNATIONAL
  1. Activity 3.7.1 Coaching and PhD Supervision, Kuala Lumpur (01 Nov 2019 - 30 Nov 2019)
Internal/ External Course
  1. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION 2023, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (15 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023)
  2. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2023, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (07 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023)
  3. KURSUS KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN DI KOLEJ KEDIAMAN BESTARI, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, KOLEJ KEDIAMAN BESTARI (KEEMPAT) UNIVERSITI MALAYA (11 Jan 2020 - 11 Jan 2020)
  4. BENGKEL PENGURUSAN STRATEGIK KOLEJ KEDIAMAN BESTARI, PALM GARDEN IOI, PUTRAJAYA (22 Nov 2019 - 24 Nov 2019)
  5. KURSUS PEMANTAPAN PENGURUSAN DAN AKTIVITI PELAJAR KOLEJ KEDIAMAN BESTARI, PALM GARDEN IOI, PUTRAJAYA (18 Oct 2019 - 20 Oct 2019)
  6. KURSUS BESTARI INTERNATIONAL CULTURE & EDUCATION, UNIVERSITI CHIANG MAI (10 Sep 2019 - 13 Sep 2019)
  7. KURSUS PERSEDIAAN CALON PEMUDAHCARA MAHASISWA KOLEJ KEDIAMAN BESTARI, HOTEL IMPIAN, MORIB (02 Aug 2019 - 04 Aug 2019)
  8. PROGRAM BINA PASUKAN (TEAM BUILDING) FEP 2019, DE PALMA ECO-RESORT KUALA SELANGOR (15 Feb 2019 - 17 Feb 2019)
  9. BENGKEL PEMANTAPAN DAN PENGUKUHAN STAF KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KEEMPAT UM TAHUN 2019, RUMAH UNIVERSITI, UM UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA (UPNM) (19 Jan 2019 - 20 Jan 2019)
  10. RESEARCH METHODS IN PRACTICE, PRINCE SONGKLA UNIVERSITY, THAILAND (20 May 2018 - 23 May 2018)
  11. BENGKEL PEMANTAPAN KETERAMPILAN, ETIKA DAN KESIHATAN DIRI KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KEEMPAT, BILIK SEMINAR KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KEEMPAT (17 Mar 2018 - 17 Mar 2018)
  12. BENGKEL PERANCANGAN STRATEGIK HALATUJU ORGANISASI KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KEEMPAT, JOHOR BAHRU (29 Jan 2018 - 31 Jan 2018)
  13. BENGKEL PEMANTAPAN STAF KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KEEMPAT 2017, LANGKAWI (28 Jul 2017 - 30 Jul 2017)