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Centre Head

Assoc. Prof. EUR. ING. Ts. IR. Dr. Syuhaida binti Ismail

Position: DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (CENTRE HEAD - MARITIME ECONOMICS & INDUSTRIES)
Email: syuhaida@mima.gov.my
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (CENTRE HEAD - MARITIME ECONOMICS & INDUSTRIES)

Huda Mahmoud

Position: Assistant Director of Research
Email: huda@mima.gov.my

Qualifications
Master of Public Policy (MPP), University Malaya
BA (Hons.) Journalism, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Research Interest

  • International laws and conventions
  • Shipping laws

Overview
Huda Mahmoud is the Senior Researcher at MIMA’s Centre for Maritime Economics and Industries. With experience from her Master in Public Policy and Management and Journalism degree, she has delved into various research involving policy interventions. Her research experience includes investigations into shipping laws and draft legislation activities. She is also the editor of several MIMA publications.

Assistant Director of Research

Vacant

Position: Centre Head - Coastal & Marine Environment
Email: -
Centre Head - Coastal & Marine Environment

Vacant

Email: -

Sumathy Permal

Position: Senior Fellow (Centre Head) - Maritime Security and Diplomacy
Email: sumathy@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • M.A. (Strategic and International Relations), University of Malaya
  • B. A. (International Relations) (Hons), University of Malaya

Research Interest

  • Strategic and Defense
  • Governance in Straits of Malacca
  • Maritime Security

Overview

Sumathy Permal is a Senior Fellow and Head of Maritime Security and Diplomacy & Coastal and Marine Environment, with the Maritime Institute of Malaysia. Ms. Permal’s research areas are on geo-politic and geo-strategic in the Asia Pacific and maritime security issues in the Indo Pacific. Sumathy Permal is on the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs Australia and Associate Member of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies. She was also the International Expert Panel for National Bureau of Asian Research and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA on Maritime Awareness Program, 2016. She is a Profession Fellow On- Demand Exchange Program by the U.S. Department of State for Think-Tank in Asia and in the East Asian International Relations (EAIR) Caucus, a Network for Researchers Studying Scholarly and Policy Issues in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.

Senior Fellow (Centre Head) - Maritime Security and Diplomacy

Cheryl Rita Kaur

Position: Fellow (F) Centre Head - Straits of Malacca
Email: cheryl_rk@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • MSc (with Merit) in Marine Science, Policy and Law
    National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
  • BSc (Hons.) Marine Biology, University Malaysia Terengganu
  • Diploma in Multilateral Environmental Agreements, University of Eastern Finland

Research Interest

  • Marine Pollution
  • Marine Protected Areas
  • Natural Resources
  • Green Shipping and Port Operations

Overview

Cheryl Rita is a Fellow and Head of the Centre for Straits of Malacca. Her research and consultancy focus has been extensive, particularly in ocean governance, natural resources, marine protected areas management, and marine pollution at national, regional, and international platforms. Among her experiences include an attachment to the government Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in Lowestoft, UK, for research on spatially managed areas, an Asian Conservation Fellowship award from the Earthwatch Institute of Australia, the JICA Programme for Young Leaders in Japan, Visiting Scientist at the Academia Sinica in Taipei, and country representative under the International Leadership Programme to the US on Coastal and Marine Management for emerging leaders.

She completed an Interdisciplinary Certificate on Ocean Governance focused on Policy, Law, and Management, at the International Ocean Institute, Dalhousie University in Canada in 2015. Subsequently, she gathered a Certificate in Sustainable Environmental Management from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016, and a Certificate in Economics of Climate Change Adaptation at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok in 2018.

She is currently an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS) of University Malaysia Terengganu, and served as an Adjunct Lecturer at the China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, on integrated coastal zone management.

Fellow (F) Centre Head - Straits of Malacca

Ts. Egbert Adolf Naintin

Position: Centre Head - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: egbert@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Maritime Administration
  • Merchant Shipping
  • Maritime Technology
  • Port Development & Control of Shipping
Centre Head - Ocean Law and Policy
Researchers

ChM. Dr. Nur Zulaikha binti Yusof

Position: Senior Researcher - Coastal and Marine Environment
Email: zulaikha@mima.gov.my

Research interests:

  • Marine pollution & control
  • Water treatment
  • Environmental sustainability
Senior Researcher - Coastal and Marine Environment

Mazlinawati Abdul Majid

Position: Researcher - Maritime Economics and Industries
Email: mazlina@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Maritime Economics
  • Smart Port & Maritime Ecosystem
  • Malaysia & Global Maritime Trade
Researcher - Maritime Economics and Industries

Zulhilmi Mohd Nizam

Position: Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: zulhilmi@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Area Beyond National Jurisdiction
  • International Law in Managing Refugees at Sea
  • Environmental and Marine Resources Law
Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Jeslyn Tan

Position: Researcher - Maritime Security and Diplomacy
Email: jeslyn@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • ASEAN-Major Power Relations
  • Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
  • Regional Multilateralism
  • Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Researcher - Maritime Security and Diplomacy

Puteri Arlis Tsharina

Position: Researcher - Coastal and Marine Environment
Email: arlis@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Marine Conservation
Researcher - Coastal and Marine Environment

Raaga Manjari Annathurai

Position: Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: raaga@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Maritime Labour Convention
  • Maritime Insurance
  • Maritime Cyber Security
Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Fatin Anis Azzahra Kamarudin

Position: Researcher - Straits of Malacca
Email: anis@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Maritime Policy and Management
  • Marine Coastal Environment
  • Marine Sustainability
Researcher - Straits of Malacca

Muhammad Aslam Adenan

Position: Researcher - Straits of Malacca
Email: aslam@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Geo-politics in the South China Sea
  • International Law in Maritime Issues and Conflicts
  • Maritime Economics in the ASEAN Regional Cooperation
Researcher - Straits of Malacca

Muhammad Khalid Ahmad Kamal

Position: Researcher - MARITIME ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIES
Email: khalid.ahmad@mima.gov.my
Researcher - MARITIME ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIES

Mohamad Hasif Bin Mohamad Halim

Position: Researcher – Maritime Security and Diplomacy
Email: hasif@mima.gov.my

Research Interest

  • Maritime connectivity
  • Maritime Security
  • Environment Sustainability
Researcher – Maritime Security and Diplomacy