IIUM: Staff Directory

Hafiz bin Zakariya is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs and Alumni, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (on secondment from IIUM) and Associate Professor of History at the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He is also the Chairman of the Malaysian Public Universities Housing Council (MAPUM), 2020-2022. He held various administrative posts at IIUM including Dean of International Institute of Islamic Civilization and the Malay World, IIUM, (2017-2018) and founding Director of Centre for the Malay World and Ottoman Studies (2016-2017). He holds a bachelor’s degree from IIUM, master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the recipient of Stephen Hay Award for outstanding academic achievement (University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001). His fields of expertise include the modern history of the Muslim world, Islam in the Malay world, Islamic civilization, and higher education in Muslim countries. Among his major publications are Charting new directions for Muslim universities, USM Press, 2013; Comparing Selected Higher education systems in Asia (co-author with Kaur, Abdul Rahman, Koo, and Maskanah), ITBM and IPPTN USM, 2014; The Rushdiah Club and its roles in Malay societies (co-author with Wiwin Oktasari) IIUM Press, 2017; England relations with the Osmanli caliphate during the reign of Elizabeth I (co-author with Muhammad Ashraf Noris), IIUM Press, 2017; Orientalist representations of the Muslim opening campaigns (co-author with Nur Ainaa Bajuri) IIUM Press, 2017; The contributions of Shaykh al-Islam Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek,1874-1935, (co-author with Farid Mat Zain) IIUM Press, 2017; Islam, culture and history in the Malay world, UMT Press, 2021; Universiti Malaysia Terengganu prihatin: Mengharungi cabaran pandemik COVID-19, UMT Press, 2021, and Perjuangan yang belum selesai: HEPA UMT mendepani cabaran pandemik, UMT Press, 2021.

Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Islamic education system
Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Religious Education - Higher education- Malaysia and Muslim countries
Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ History of Civilisations - Modern history of the Middle East and Europe
Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ History and Philosophy of Ideas - Islam in the Malay world
Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Islamic history

2008 - 2010: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Association of Middle East and African Studies
2008 - 2010: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Asian Association of World History
2018 - 2028: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Life member), Malaysian Historical Association
2020 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chairman), MAPUM (Malaysian Universities Housing Council)

FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2019/2020
FIQH AL-SIRAH	2011/2012
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION	2012/2013 2011/2012 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006
ISLAH AND TAJDID MOVEMENTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA	2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
ISLAM AND THE MUSLIMS IN THE MALAY WORLD	2018/2019 2017/2018
ISLAM IN MALAY HISTORY & CULTURE	2017/2018
ISLAM IN THE MALAY WORLD	2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005
ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION	2008/2009 2007/2008
ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS	2007/2008
ISLAMIC REVIVALISM:PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS	2018/2019
MODERN HISTORY OF EUROPE	2018/2019 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005
MODERN HISTORY OF THE ARAB WORLD	2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
MUSLIM NATION IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORY	2013/2014 2012/2013
MUSLIM NATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORY	2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009
ORIENTALISM	2017/2018
RESARCH PAPER II	2013/2014
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2019/2020 2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007
RESEARCH PAPER 1	2013/2014
RESEARCH PAPER I	2018/2019 2015/2016
RISE & EXPANSION OF ISLAM TO 132 AH	2004/2005 2003/2004
SELECT.TOPIC.IN MDRN.SOUTHEAST ASIAN HIST	2003/2004
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR	2019/2020 2018/2019
SURVEY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILIZATION	2018/2019

Completed

2016 - 2020	The Voices of Islamic Reformism: A Comparative Analysis of the Prominent Thinkers in the Malay World
2014 - 2016	Textbook Project, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT, USA)
2012 - 2013	Graduate Citizenry: Higher Education, Patriotism and Nation Building in Malaysia
2009 - 2011	The Career and Roles of Daniel Pipes in Representations of Muslims

On-Going

2018 - Present	Understanding Extremist Discourse, Intervention and Rehabilitation: Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
2018 - Present	Adab ketatanegaraan in Traditional Malay Society: An Analytical Study of Malay Intellectual Heritage
2016 - Present	Malay Communities of Knowledge and Practice in the Digital Age: Prospects and Challenges
2012 - Present	Assessing Centre of Leadership Training (Celtra) Relevance and Achievements to the National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN)
2011 - Present	The Socio Religio and Political Roles Of The Rusydiah Club In Colonial Riau
2010 - Present	A Comparative Study of Higher Education Systems of Selected Asian Countries

29 Apr, 2021	Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang - Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	University
31 Mar, 2021	Safety First Award for excellent services - Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	University
15 Sep, 2020	Best Quality Award - Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	KCDIO
01 Jun, 2020	Takrim al-Akadimiyyin (Publication) - Kullliyyah of IRKHS	KCDIO
22 Apr, 2020	Bronze (Journal publication) - IRK and Human Sciences	University
29 Dec, 2009	Anugerah Khidmat 15 tahun, UIAM - UIAM	University
06 Apr, 2001	Stephen Hay Award for academic excellence - University of California, Santa Barbara	International

Article

2020	Education and writing culture in the Sultanate of Riau-Lingga during the early nineteenth century. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5 (10) pp. 277-284
2020	Ibn Hazm's views on Islamic ethics with special reference to Kitab al- Akhlaq wa-al-Siyar. Asian Research journal f arts & social sciences, 11 (1) pp. 72-81
2020	Mendedahkan kedangkalan Islamofobia: peranan Daniel Pipes dalam representasi imej muslim =Debunking Islamophobia: the roles of Daniel Pipes in the representation of the Muslims. International Journal of West Asian Studies, 12 (2020) pp. 202-217
2020	Muhammad ‘Abduh’s reformism: the modes of its dissemination in pre-independent Malaysia. International Research Journal of Shariah, Muamalat and Islam (IRJSMI), 2 (4) pp. 43-54
2020	The influence of Islam on the statecraft of the Perak Sultanate: the case of the Ninety-Nine Laws Of Perak. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 104-116
2020	The influence of Islam on the statecraft of the Perak sultanate: the case of the ninety-nine laws of Perak. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 104-116
2019	A brief survey of the Anjuman-i Islam in Colonial Malaya. Journal of Islam in Asia, Dec. () pp. 1-19
2019	British policy towards Muslims and its impact on the administration of Islam in the Federated Malay States, 1874-1920s. Journal of Humanities Language Culture & Bussiness, 3 (13) pp. 68-76
2019	Kegemilangan tamadun Islam dan sumbangannya terhadap pembinaan tamadun barat. Journal of Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, 6 (2) pp. 43-57
2019	Major trends in the historiography of Muslim reformism in pre-Independent Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 27 (2) pp. 531-554
2019	Print culture in the Sultanate of Riau-Lingga during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 9 (4) pp. 1-9
2019	Sumbangan gerakan Islah terhadap perkembangan nasionalisme dan pendidikan Islam di Tanah Melayu = The contribution of the Islah movement to the development of nationalism and Islamic education in pre-independent Malaysia. International Journal of Heritage, Art and Multimedia, 2 (7) pp. 12-23
2019	Syed Sheikh al-Hadi’s Views on the Educational Reforms in Malaya. International Journal of West Asian Studies, 11 (1) pp. 34-44
2019	The Anjuman-i-Islam: brief profiles of its prominent members. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture and Business (HLCB), 3 (13) pp. 77-86
2019	الدور التنموي للأوقاف في العصر الحديث تجارب معاصرة من دولة الكويت والمملكة العربيةّ السعوديةّ. Al-Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 126-149
2018	Anugerah Islam terhadap tamadun Barat. Dewan Tamadun Islam, () pp. 24-27
2017	Anugerah Islam kepada tamadun Barat. Pelancaran Institut Antarabangsa Tamadun Islam dan Dunia Melayu, Keluaran Khas () pp. 46-47
2017	Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (Special Issue) pp. 477-501
2017	From Riau to Singapore: A content analysis of the Rushdiah club’s major published writings (ca. 1890-1950). Umran: International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, 4 (3) pp. 11-25
2017	Revisiting relations between the British and the Malay establishments in Malaya. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture & Business, 1 (4) pp. 61-68
2017	The experiences of the International Institute of Islamic Civilization & Malay World (ISTAC)in empowering the Malay World and Islamic Civilization. Heritage of Nusantara: International journal of religious literature and heritage, 6 (2) pp. 221-236
2013	Comparing higher education systems in selected Asia Pacific countries: implications for Malaysia. Bulletin of Higher Education Research, (21) pp. 1-4
2012	The American Evangelical Christians and the U.S. Middle East policy: A case study of the Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Intellectual Discours, 20 (2) pp. 139-163
2011	From Makkah to Bukit Kamang?: the moderate versus radical reforms in West Sumatra (ca.1784-1819). International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1 (14) pp. 195-203
2007	From Cairo to the straits settlements: modern salafiyyah reformist ideas in Malay Peninsula. Intellectual Discourse, 15 (2) pp. 125-146
2006	The life and times of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin (2006). Sejarah: Journal of the Department of History, 14 (14) pp. 89-116
2005	Islamic Reform in Malaya: The Contribution of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin. Intellectual Discourse, 13 (1) pp. 49-72

Conference or Workshop Item

2020	Cabaran pasca 63 tahun merdeka : 'dimanakah kita'. In: Wacana Kemerdekaan 2018,
2020	COVID-19: situasi semasa dan perancangan Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. In: Pembentangan Khas Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bilik Gerakan Bencana (Task Force COVID-19),
2020	Islam in the Malay world: an overview. In: Islamic Input in Medical Programme (IIMP),
2020	Kemunculan terorisme agama dalam dunia moden.. In: Konvensyen Pemberdayaan Belia Mencegah Ektremisme Zon Pantai Timur,
2020	Kita mesti menang: peranan dan cabaran UMT menghadapi COVID-19. In: Program Kita Mesti Menang: Peranan dan Cabaran UMT Menghadapi COVID-19,
2019	Islam in the Malay world; an overview. In: Islamic Medical Input Kulliyyah of Medicine (IIMP), International Islamic University Malaysia,
2019	Muhammad Abduh's reformism: The modes of its dissemination in preindependent Malaysia. In: International Conference on Language Philosophy Education and Heritage 2019 (ICoLPEH),
2019	New lights on Batu Aceh Muslim gravestones in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. In: International Conference On Religion, Governance And Sustainable Development (ICRGD2019),
2019	The influence of Islam in the governance of the Malay Sultanate. In: Persidangan Kebangsaan Masyarakat dan Kebudayaan di Malaysia,
2019	Unveiling Islamophobia: the role of Daniel Pipes in the demonisation of the Muslims. In: Research Seminar of the Department of History and Civilization,
2018	Introduction to ISTAC's Malay World's Programme. In: Mobility Programme for the University of South Australia,
2018	Islam in the Malay World: A marginal or significant influence?. In: Islamic Input in Medical Programme : Malaysian Legal System - Sources of Law and the Malaysian Courts,
2018	Islamic reformism in Malaya: the case of Syed Sheikh al-Hadi. In: International Symposium on Religious Life (ISRL),
2018	Kedatangan Islam ke Alam Melayu. In: Hari Melayu Sedunia 2018,
2018	Nation building: Malaysia’s experience and lessons from the Sirah of al-Rasul s.a.w.. In: Two Days International Conference Seerat Conference 2018,
2018	Peranan dan sumbangan ulama' Islah terhadap masyarakat di Tanah Melayu. In: Nadwah Ulama Nusantara VIII 2018,
2017	Bangsa merdeka: iktibar dari sejarah. In: Ceramah Bulan kemerdekaan,
2017	Empowering the agenda of the Malay world: the experiences of the International Institute of Malay World and Islamic Civilisation, International Islamic University Malaysia. In: 2nd International Symposium on Religious Literature and Heritage,
2017	Kepentingan sejarah menurut perspektif Islam. In: Sejarawan Muda,
2017	Traditionalism, reformism and postmodernism in Malaysia. In: Talk Malay Archipelago: Traditional vs Postmodernism,
2016	Erti sebenar merdeka. In: Forum Erti Sebenar Kemerdekaan,
2016	From Masjidul Haram to Bukittinggi? Islamic reform in West Sumatra. In: International symposium on Ottoman-Malay World Civilizational Studies,
2015	Ottoman study at IIUM: experience and future undertaking. In: International Specialised Roundtable Conference on Malay World Ottoman Civilizational Studies,
2014	Community engagement in Malaysian higher education: an overview. In: International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences (SOCIOINT14),
2014	Sumbangan Islam kepada tamadun barat. In: Kolokium Islam Pahang "Meraikan Ilmu",
2012	The socio-religio and political roles of the Rushdiah Club in Colonial Riau . In: International Conference on Colonialism and Decolonization: Challenges and Prospects,
2011	Cairo and the printing press as the modes in the dissemination of Muhammad ‘Abduh’s reformism to colonial Malaya. In: 2011 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences (CHHSS 2011) ,
2011	Cairo and the printing press as the modes in the dissemination of Muhammad ‘Abduh’s reformism to colonial Malaya. In: 2011 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences (CHHSS 2011) ,
2011	Discourse on Islamic Reformism in Colonial Malaya: a preliminary evaluation of selected literature. In: International Conference on Humanities,
2011	Policy development in Malaysian Higher Education: workshop on comparative study of Higher Education System in Asia. In: Workshop on Comparative Study of Selected Higher Education System in Asia,
2010	An Overview of Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin’s major writings and contributions. In: Seminar Kebangkitan Gerakan Islah di Alam Melayu,
2010	Sejarah moden Lubnan: sebuah pengenalan (1918-1990). In: Special lecture for MALBATT 3, Malaysian peace keeping mission to Lebanon,
2007	The Saviours or the Destroyers?: The Images of the Ottomans in the Chronicle of Ibn Iyas. In: MICOLLAC 2007 (5th Malaysian International Conference on language literature and culture),

Book

2022	Islam, culture and history in the Malay World. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: 978-967-2793-32-8
2021	Perjuangan yang belum Selesai: Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni UMT Mendepani Cabaran COVID-19. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN:
2021	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu prihatin: mengharungi cabaran pandemik Covid-19. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN:
2021	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu prihatin: mengharungi cabaran pandemik Covid-19. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN:
2017	England relations with the Osmanli caliphate during the reign of Elizabeth I. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-614-2
2017	Orientalist representation of the Muslim opening campaign. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-769-9
2017	Orientalist representations of the muslim opening campaigns (Futuhat). IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-769-9
2017	The roles of 'Ulama in Kedah:the contribution of Shaykh al-Islam Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek (1874-1935). IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-503-9
2017	The roles of ulama' in Kedah. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-503-9
2017	The roles of ulama' in Kedah : the contribution of Shaykh Al-Islam Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek (1874-1935). IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674185039
2017	The Rushdiah Club: Its roles in Malay Societies, 1892-1940. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-631-9
2014	Comparing selected higher education systems in Asia. Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Negara and IPPTN, ISBN: 9789674305277
2013	Charting new directions for Muslim universities. USM Press, ISBN: 978-983-861-610-2
2012	Charting new directions for muslim universities. Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara (IPPTN), USM , ISBN: pending

Book Section

2022	Conclusion. In: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: 978-967-2793-32-8, pp. 189-198
2022	Conclusion. In: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: , pp. 189-198
2022	Islam marginalized: the Malay world within Muslim studies. In: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: 978-967-2793-32-8, pp. 1-22
2022	Muslim reforms in Minangkabau during the second half of the 18th and early 19th centuries. In: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: 978-967-2793-32-8, pp. 23-48
2022	The life and contributions of Syed Sheikh al-Hadi to the educational reforms in Malaya. In: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Press, ISBN: 978-967-2793-32-8, pp. 163-188
2021	Akar umbi pembentukan ulama di Kedah. In: Faculty of Islamic Studies, UKM, ISBN: 978-967-2623-41-0, pp. 66-73
2021	Akar umbi pembentukan ulama di Kedah. In: Faculty of Islamic Studies, UKM, ISBN: 978-967-2623-41-0, pp. 66-73
2013	Alternative models of higher education: an epistemological enquiry. In: IPPTN, ISBN: 978-983-861-610-2, pp. 25-34
2013	Alternative models of higher education: an epistemological enquiry. In: IPPTN, ISBN: 978-983-861-610-2, pp. 25-34
2013	Conclusion. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 130-134
2013	Introduction. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 1-7
2013	Reform of higher education: realigning the teaching and learning processes, research and governance. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 35-44
2013	Reform of higher education: realigning the teaching and learning processes, research and governance. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 35-44
2013	Western ideological and eurocentric system. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 8-24
2013	Western ideological and eurocentric system. In: USM Press, ISBN: 9789838616102, pp. 8-24
2012	Introduction . In: IPPTN & USM Press, ISBN: pending, pp. ix-xiv
2011	Akar umbi pembentukan ulama di Kedah. In: Jabatan Pengajian Arab dan Tamadun, UKM, ISBN: 978-983-9368-57-4, pp. 192-196
2011	Awakening the Malays from slumber: Islamic reform in twentieth century Malaya. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225135, pp. 139-161
2009	Sayyid Shaykh Ahmad al-Hadi’s contributions to Islamic reformism in Malaya. In: Brill, ISBN: 9789004172319, pp. 203-224
2007	Islam from within: preliminary evaluation of Malaysian scholars contributions to scholarly writings on Islamic reform in Malaya. In: Fakulti Pengajian Islam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ISBN: 9789832234425 , pp. 96-106
2007	Islam from within: preliminary evaluation of Malaysian scholars contributions to scholarly writings on Islamic reform in Malaya. In: Fakulti Pengajian Islam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ISBN: 9789832234425 , pp. 96-106
2007	Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Al-Hadi's aptation of the Salafiyyah ideas into colonial Malaya . In: Fakulti Pengajian Islam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ISBN: 978-983-2234-38-8, pp. 189-198

Monograph

2014

The centre for leadership training, higher education leadership academy (AKEPT): assessing its relevance and achievements to the national higher education strategic plan (PSPTN). In: AKEPT,

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