Professor Elfatih A. Abdel Salam started his career as a teacher of English in a Sudanese high secondary school in 1974. In 1976, he was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the Institute of African and Asian Studies, Khartoum University. In 1979, he was sent to the USA to pursue a PhD degree in Political Science. He earned that degree in International Relations and returned home in 1984. Between 1984 and 1994, besides lecturing at Khartoum University, he served on a part time basis in a number of academic and teaching institutions in Sudan, including Omdurman Islamic University, Africa International University, the Military Academy, the Staff College, the Police Academy, the Centre of Training Diplomats (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Sudan Academy of Administrative Sciences. Professor Abdel Salam served as a member of the foreign minister’s Advisory Council (1989/1991) to advise the Minister on matters pertaining to the country’s foreign policy. He also served as a member of another committee that supervised the process of choosing new recruits for the Sudanese diplomatic service and the training of its staff.
In June 1994, he has joined the Department of Political Science, IIUM. At IIUM, he has been teaching different courses in the areas of International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory at the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. levels. He has also served as a supervisor and co-supervisor for a larger number of M.A. and Ph.D. dissertations. He served as an external examiner for doctoral dissertations from UM, UKM, UPM and USIM and foreign universities as well. He chaired a number of doctoral committees at IIUM from different Kulliyyahs. He sat at a number of committees at the Department, Kulliyyah and University levels, including IIUM senate.
Professor Abdel Salam has extensively contributed through his writings on different aspects of Political Science, publishing over 40 research articles and five books. He served as a member of editorial boards of a number of journals inside and outside Malaysia. He is a member of a number of professional organizations including Majlis Professor Negara, Malaysia, the USA Political Science Association of the Mid-West, Association of Arab Political Scientists, and the British Middle East Association.

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ International Relations - Contemporary Middle Eastern and African Politics; Human Rights in the Muslim World; Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Muslim World; International Law and Diplomacy

• 1985: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (The Arab Association of Political Science ), The Arab Association of Political Science
• 2006 - 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association, SUDANESE STUDIES ASSOCIATION, USA
• 2014 - 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association, MAJLIS PROFESOR NEGARA
• 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (A-Tajdid ), IIUM Properties
• 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Midwest Political Science Association ), USA

INTERNATIONAL LAW & DIPLOMACY	2023/2024
THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD	2023/2024

Completed

2016 - 2019	Mediation of the State of Qatar Outside Arabic Region from 1969 to 2015: Studies in the Dimensions on the International Relations
2016 - 2019	Democratic Transformation among the Governments Affected by the Arab Spring with Special Reference to the Tunisian Experience: Analytical and Critical Study
2016 - 2019	Features of Good Governance: A Quranic Perspective
2014 - 2017	Malaysia - Sudan Relations as an Example of South-South Cooperation (1992 - 2013)
2009 - 2010	Indonesia's Counterterrorism Policy, 2001-2009

On-Going

2016 - Present	Islam and Democracy: The Question of Incompatibiliy
2011 - Present	Arab Turbulence: Origins, Development & Consequences (RU2011)
2008 - Present	International Law and Maritime Affairs Research Unit (ILMA)

Article

2023	A comparative study on the socioeconomic and political conditions of Indian and Chinese communities in Malaysia. Sprin Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2 (9) pp. 36-53
2023	An analysis of the socioeconomic and political status of Muslims in India. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research, 5 (5) pp. 1-18
2022	The influences of social media toward the development of terrorism in Indonesia. Jurnal Studi Komunikasi, 6 (1) pp. 16-31
2022	انتشار الفساد في ظل حكم ثورة الانقاذ الوطني: أسبابه وأشكاله وآثاره وجهود مكافحته في السودان = The causes of corruption under the rule of the national salvation revolution: its forms and impacts and combating efforts in Sudan. Al-Hikmah: International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 5 (6) pp. 385-427
2021	The failure of former African liberation movements to transition to democracy after ascension to power: a descriptive analysis of eritrean people's liberation front. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 68-77
2021	The role of political institutions in Africa in building democratic governments. Al - Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 4 (3) pp. 436-451
2021	The supports and challenges of political Islam during reformation Indonesia. Communications in Humanities and Social Sciences, 1 (2) pp. 61-67
2021	إسهامات المجتمع الدولي في مكافحة ظاهرة الهجرة غير الشرعية = Contributions of the international community in combating the phenomenon of Illegal Immigration. Al - Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 4 (3) pp. 360-388
2021	دور منظمات الجمتمع المداني في محكافحة الفساد في السودان - منظمة الشفافية السودانية منوذجا. Bulletin of Sudanese Studies, () pp.
2020	Geopolitics of religion: how does religion influence international relations and states’ foreign policies?. International Journal of World Policy and Development Studies, 6 (3) pp. 28-37
2020	Middle East link of terrorist threats from the perspective of pesantren in Indonesia: case study in the area of Malang. Humanities & Social Sciences Review, 8 (3) pp. 508-517
2020	Proposed development models of Islamic movements in post reformation Indonesia. Al-Tahrir: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam, 20 (2) pp. 231-250
2020	The threat of terrorism in the Malang Region, Indonesia. Intellectual Discourse, 28 (2) pp. 779-791
2020	التدخل الدولي ومساهمته في إسقاط الدولة في ليبيا والإطاحة بنظام معمر القذافي = International intervention and its contribution in the overthrow of the Libyan State and the overthrow of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Al-Hikmah Journal, 3 (1) pp. 1-21
2020	تحليل وثائق مشاريع الوحدة العربية بين ليبيا والدول العربية خلال الفترة من 1969 إلى 1999 = Analysis of the documents of the Arab unity projects between Libya and the Arab Countries, 1969-1999. Al-Hikmah Journal, 3 (2) pp. 23-51
2020	مدذداث خشيت الشأي والخعبير خالى مشاخل أهظمت الحنم اإلاخعاقبت على الذولت الليبيت بين الدضشيع والىاقع في الفترة من )1592 – 2011م( = Determinants of freedom of opinion and expression during the successive stages of government regimes on the Libyan state between legislation and reality in the period (1952-2011). مجلة العلوم السياسية والقانون, 4 (25) pp. 156-177
2020	مناقب الدكتور الرتايب وصراعاته السياسية والفكرية = Characteristics of Dr. Turabi and his political and intellectual struggles. مجلة الرسالة, 3 (3) pp. 215-234
2019	"دور المفاوضات للوصول إلى الاتفاق النووي الإيراني "دراسة تحليلية. Al-HIkmah: International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 58-77
2019	South-South cooperation: a case study of contemporary Sudanese-Malaysian relations. Intellectual Discourse, 27 (2) pp. 619-642
2019	الكساد الاقتصادي من وجهة نظر وضعية وإسلامية دراسة مقارنه وصفية.. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 145-177
2019	تسليم المتهمين بين الدول في الفقه الإسلامي والقانون الد ولي دراسة تحليلية مقارنة. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 150-162
2018	أثر تطبيق معايير الحكم الرشيد على الإصلاح الإداري في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة = The impact of the application of good governance standards on administrative reform in the UAE = Kesan pelaksanaan standard pentadbiran yang baik pada reformasi pentadbiran di Emiriah Arab Bersatu. Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (3: Special Issue: Integration of Islamic Revealed Knowledge into Humanities and Social Sciences) pp. 228-257
2017	ISIS: Inside the army of terror. By Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan. Regan Arts. New York, 2015. Pp. 270. ISBN: 978-1-941393-57-4. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts (IJITS), 6 (1) pp. 1-2
2017	Temptations of Power: Islamists & Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East. By Shadi Hamid. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 280. ISBN 978-0-19931405-8. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (1) pp. 275-290
2017	الإبداع القرآني في كشف أساليب اليهود السياسية في تزييف الوعي والتلاعب بالعقول = The Qur’anic creativity in revealing Jewish political methods of falsifying consciousness and manipulating minds = Kreativiti al-Quran dalam mendedahkan kaedah Yahudi dalam memalsukan kesedaran dan memanipulasi fikiran. Journal of Islam in Asia, 14 (3 (Special Issue Islam and Creativity)) pp. 138-160
2016	Al-Wasatah Al Insaniyah Wa Hukmuha Fi Al-Fikr Al-Arabi Wa Al-Islami. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 6 () pp. 1-32
2016	Faith-based organizations and social development: The role of Markazosshabab al-Muslim Fil Filibbin in women. Journal of US-China Public Administration, 13 (7) pp. 490-498
2016	Islamist terrorism in Europe: A History by Peter Nesser.London: C Hurst & Co., 2015. Pp.371. ISBN:9781849044059. The Muslim World Book Review, 37 (1 (Autumn)) pp. 77-79
2016	Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Palestinian officials' perspectives on the George W Bush's administration intervention. Mediterranean Quarterly, 27 (3) pp. 72-87
2016	The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era. The Muslim World Book Review, 36 (3) pp. 33-35
2016	التحول الدميقـراطي. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 6&7 (June/December) pp. 96-112
2016	العرب والتجربة الديمقراطية. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 6&7 (June/December) () pp. 1-21
2016	الوساطة الإنسانية وحكمها في الفكر العربي والإسلامي. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 6&7 (1 (June/December)) pp. 1-32
2016	الوساطية في العلاقات الدولية. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 6&7 (June/December) () pp. 1-18
2015	Arab approaches to conflict resolution: mediation, negotiation and settlement of political disputes. The Muslim World Book Review, 35 (4) pp. 32-33
2015	Palestinian prisoners: a question of conscience. Edited By John Calhoun andRanjan Solomon. Geneva: The World Council of Churches, 2015, Pp. 107, ISBN: 978-2-8254-1653-2. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 4 (2) pp. 79-86
2015	Routledge Handbook of the Arab Spring: Rethinking Democratization . The Muslim World Book Review, 36 (1) pp. 34-35
2015	The Arab spring: its origins, evolution and consequences… four years on. Intellectual Discourse, 23 (1) pp. 119-139
2015	The Yedizis: the history of a community, culture and religion. The Muslim World Book Review, 36 (1) pp. 46-48
2014	Hezbollah: the global footprint of Lebanon’s party of God. By Matthew Levitt. London, Hurst & Co. 2013. Pp. 407. ISBN: 9781849043335. The Muslim World Book Review, 34 (2) pp. 49-51
2014	Iraq's democratic moment. By Foulath Hadid. London. Hurst & Company, 2012. Pp. 338. ISBN: 9781849042185. The Muslim World Book Review, 35 (1) pp. 36-38
2014	Islamophobia and empirical revisionism: a critique of Bukay and Bostom. Al-Shajarah , 19 (2) pp. 151-172
2014	The dying Sahara: US imperialism and terror in Africa. By Jeremy Keenan. London, Pluto Press. 2013. Pp. 326. ISBN: 9780745329611. The Muslim World Book Review, 34 (2) pp. 50-51
2014	The nuclear question in the Middle East. Edited by Mehran Kamrava. London: Hurst & Company, 2012. Pp. 297. ISBN: 978849042116. The Muslim World Book Review, 35 (1) pp. 33-36
2014	The wisdom of Syria's waiting game: foreign policy under the Assads, by Bente Scheller. London: Hurst, 2013. pp. 268. ISBN: 9781849042864. The Muslim World Book Review, 34 (2) pp. 65-67
2013	A democracy history of modern Iraq by Stacy E. Holden (Ed.). Gainesville, FL. University Press of Florida, 2012. pp. 399. ISBN: 9780813040165. The Muslim World Book Review, 33 (3) pp. 56-57
2013	A primer in public policy analysis: techniques and methods by Garrot S. Eissa and Abdul Raufu Ambali. Intellectual Discourse, 21 (1) pp. 134-135
2013	Islamist Politics in the Middle East: Movements and Change. By Samer S. Shehata. The Muslim World Book Review, 33 (2) pp. 38-40
2013	Islamist radicalisation in North Africa: politics and process by George Joffe (Ed.). London: Routledge, 2012. pp. 217. ISBN: 9780415588065. The Muslim World Book Review, 33 (3) pp. 34-35
2011	How to lose the War on Terror by Mark Perry. The Muslim World Book Review, 31 (2) pp. 73-74
2011	The struggle for Arab independence Riad el-Solh and the makes of Modern Middle East by Patrick Seale . The Muslim World Book Review, 31 (2) pp. 39-41
2010	From the Achaemenids to the Islamic Republic: the impact of independence and freedom of Iranian domestic and foreign policies . The Muslim World Book Review , 30 (1) pp. 6-16
2009	Jihadi terrorism and the radicalisation challenge in Europe . The Muslim World Book Review, 29 (3) pp. 66-69
2009	The "Great Satan" US and the Mullahs : how the US and Iran demonize each other . The Muslim World Book Review, 29 (3) pp.
2009	War on terror : fantasy and fiction behind the mythology of terrorist financing. Intellectual Discourse, 17 (1) pp. 1-23
2008	A Bitter harvest : America's war on terror and insurgency. The Muslim World Book Review, 28 (3) pp. 6-18

Conference or Workshop Item

2022	Ethics and values towards environmental sustainability during COVID’19. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Professional Ethics and Education 2022 (ICEPEE’22),
2021	Environmental Ethics and Sustainability During Pandemic Era. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering Professional Ethics and Education 2021 (ICEPEE'21),
2017	Intra-party democracy in Nigerian political parties: A historical survey. In: 2017 6th International Conference on Government, Law and Culture (ICGLC 2017),
2016	Islam and Nigerian foreign policy (1960-2015). In: International Conference on Business, Economics Social Science & Humanities (BSSH-2016),
2015	South-south cooperation: a case study of contemporary Sudanese Malaysian relations. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences,
2014	Indonesia’s counter-terrorism policy, 2001 –2009. In: International Conference on Law, Order and Criminal Justice 2014,

Book

2017	State-building under foreign occupation: the case of Iraq, 2003-2008. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-514-5
2017	The role of United Nations in the consolidation of peace in Sierra Leone, 1991-2010. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-502-2
2011	Contemporary issues in political science. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159
2005	Glossary of political science terms: Islamic and western. Thomson Learning, ISBN: 9812545298

Book Section

2017	Islamic doctrine of peace and war: A new interpretation. In: Pelanduk Publications SDN BHD, ISBN: 978-967-978-990-4, pp. 99-122
2017	Islamic doctrine of peace and war: A new interpretation. In: Pelanduk Publications SDN BHD, ISBN: 978-967-978-990-4, pp. 99-122
2015	Political upheavals in North Africa and West Asia. In: INPUMA, University Malaya, ISBN: 978-983-44293-8-6, pp. 3-36
2015	Political upheavals in North Africa and West Asia. In: INPUMA, University Malaya, ISBN: 978-983-44293-8-6, pp. 3-36
2013	Human rights. In: Cengage Learning, ISBN: 9789670357225, pp. 311-341
2011	A neo-classical Islamic paradigm of nations. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 1-16
2011	A neo-classical Islamic paradigm of nations. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 1-16
2011	Political elites and national development: the central question in political science. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 17-27
2011	Political elites and national development: the central question in political science. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 17-27
2011	Strengthening the pay-performance link in government: a case study of Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 101-121
2011	Strengthening the pay-performance link in government: a case study of Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 101-121
2011	The Arab league: a bitter harvest in regional conflict resolution. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-0225-42-5, pp. 263-281
2011	Theories of political pluralism: Western and Islamic perspective. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 43-53
2009	Ancillary services at the IIUM: an overview. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272103, pp. 195-220
2008	Human rights. In: Cengage Learning, ISBN: 978-981-4239-27-1, pp. 191-212