Dear IIUM Community, The Centre for Islamic Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences cordially invites you to the following talk: Topic: Malaysia’s National Human Development Report: Analyzing Inclusive Growth and Human Development in Malaysia Presenters: 1. Tan Sri Datuk Prof. Dr. Kamal Mat Salih, Lead Consultant, UNDP Malaysia, and Distinguished Fellow, ISIS Malaysia 2. Dr. Muhammed Abdul Khalid, National Consultant, UNDP Malaysia, and Director of Research, Khazanah Research Institute Date / Day: March 14th, 2014 / Friday Time: 3.00 PM Venue: Ibn Taimiyyah, Conference Room, KENMS We look forward to seeing you at the talk. ABOUT While Malaysia’s economic achievements are a matter of record, much remains to be fully understood about the policies in the area of human development. Importantly, the challenge lies in ensuring that the benefit of growth is equally shared by its citizens, especially given the peculiarity of the country’s political economy, which attaches an ethnic dimension to development policy. This talk will explore the inclusiveness of Malaysia’s development agenda, and will critically review Malaysia’s policy responses and ensuing development experience over the four decades since the implementation of the New Economic Policy. It will identify the current key issues and challenges in order to arrive at policy recommendations to achieve inclusive growth and human development in Malaysia as the country pursues developed status by the year 2020. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Tan Sri Kamal Salih graduated with B.A. (Hons) (Monash) and PhD (University Pennsylvania, 1973). He served Universiti Sains Malaysia as Professor, Dean and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic). He was Founding Executive Director of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) (1986-1994). He was also Executive Chairman of Tenggara Oil Berhad since March 1994 until he retired in 2006, Director Bank Bumiputra (M) Berhad (1985 – 1990), Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad (CIMA) (1985 – 1989), Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, National Productivity Council and the Rapporteur-General of National Economic Consultative Council (1989 – 1991). He was also founder of the first private medical college in Malaysia (1992) now known as the International Medical University (IMU) and remained its Chairman until 2004. He was elected Member of Parliament Wangsa Maju (1995 - 1999). In 1996 he established and remains Chairman of Yayasan Wangsa Maju now known as Yayasan Mahkota. He recently established an independent Economic Roundtable as a policy forum and development management think tank. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Economics and Development Studies at University of Malaya, and Distinguished Fellow at ISIS Malaysia. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Khalid is currently a Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute. Previously, he was the Head of Economics at the Securities Commission Malaysia; senior analyst at ISIS Malaysia; and a Research Fellow at UKM. He obtained his PhD (first class honors) from the Institute d’etudes Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo) France. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs (cum laude) from the same institution, as well as a Master of Economics from University of Malaya and Bachelor of Sciences from University of Southern California, Los Angeles. His research interest includes issues related to economic inequality and socio-economic development.
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