Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Muslim World Issues) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Ahmad El-Muhammady Bin Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM KL Campus
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION
Other's position:
Deputy Director, Alumni Relations Division
elmuhammady@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Ahmad El-Muhammady is an Assistant Professor at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC-IIUM). Besides that, he holds various external positions such as Associate Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), The Hague, Netherlands; International Advisory Committee Member at Global Peace Institute (GPI), United Kingdom, Associate Research Fellow at the Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, and Deputy Director, Alumni Relations Division (ARD), IIUM.
Since 2011, he works closely with the Special Branch’s Counter-Terrorism Division, Royal Malaysia Police and Prison Department to implement the Rehabilitation and Deradicalisation programs for individuals detained under terrorism laws in Malaysia. Ahmad is also a member of Deradicalisation Panel and Expert/Specialist appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs for cases investigated under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) 2012 and Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2015.
Prior to that, he was a consultant to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (2019), and co-authored a report on the return of foreign terrorist fighters in Southeast Asia. Ahmad also served as think-tank member (2014-2019) and consultant (2018-2019) to the Institute for Youth Research Malaysia (IYRES), Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia. He is now a Co-principal investigator for a two-year research at the IIUM-ISTAC’s Extremism Analytical Unit in collaboration with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses of Terrorism (START), University of Maryland (2018-2020) and consultant to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) to develop National Action Plan for Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE) in Malaysia.
Links:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmadelmuhammady/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jgU2VSIAAAAJ&hl=en
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-El-Muhammady
Academia.edu: https://iium2009.academia.edu/AhmadElMuhammady
Global Peace Institute:https://globalpeaceinstitute.org/team/dr-ahmad-el-muhammady/
ICCT-The Hague: https://icct.nl/people/ahmad-el-muhammady/
Professional Membership
- 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Associate Fellow), International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), The Hague, Netherlands
Teaching Responsibilities
BASIC POLITICAL SCIENCE | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
BASIC THEMES OF AL-QUR'AN | 2013/2014 2012/2013 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD | 2013/2014 |
INTRO. TO CREATIVE & CRITICAL THINKING | 2015/2016 2014/2015 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
INTRO. TO HUMAN SCIENCES | 2008/2009 |
ISLAM AND OTHER RELIGIONS | 2017/2018 |
ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE | 2014/2015 |
KNOWLEDGE & CIVILIZATION IN ISLAM | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
PUBLIC SPEAKING | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
THINKING SKILLS | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
UNDERSTANDING ISLAM | 2013/2014 2011/2012 |
WRITING SKILLS | 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
Research Projects
Completed
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On-Going
2022 - Present | REBUILD Project: Radicalization Prevention through Resilience Building and Family Empowerment |
2022 - Present | Women as Peace Agents (2021-2022): Path, Role and Family Rehabilitation |
2022 - Present | Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah |
2022 - Present | Malaysian Youth as Peace Ambassadors |
2018 - Present | Understanding Extremist Discourse, Intervention and Rehabilitation: Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders in Malaysia and Southeast Asia |
Publications
Article
2021 | Book review: Islam, liberalism, and ontology: a critical re-evaluation. Al-Shajarah, 1 (26) pp. 127-132 |
2021 | Majalah Dabiq sebagai medium propaganda pemikiran Tauhid Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). Afkar, 23 (2) pp. 339-404 |
2021 | Rehabilitation & reintegration (R&R): Malaysian experience. Digital Study Visit from European Practitioners, () pp. |
2021 | Religious, political and health radicalization in the context of national security in Malaysia and public order. Journal of Public Security and Safety, 12 (2) pp. 189-212 |
2020 | Malaysia in the post-IS era. East Asia Forum, 6th April 2020 () pp. 1-3 |
2017 | External conflicts and Malaysia's National Security: the case of Daesh. The Journal of Defence and Security, 8 (1) pp. 42-56 |
Conference or Workshop Item
2022 | Empowering the role of Civil Society Organisations in the context of National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE). In: Policy Brief and Launch Webinar on National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, |
2022 | Engaging expert in public sector: personal experience as consultant to the government agencies and international organization. In: Organizational Management Symposium 2022, |
2022 | Terror landscape threats, challenges & response: South East Asia overview – terrorists systems: methods, capabilities & drivers. In: International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022, |
2022 | The state of radicalization, extremism, and violent extremism in Malaysia, 2021-2022. In: ISIS Malaysia Roundtable Discussion on Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Malaysia in conjunction with the UNODC Counter-Terrorism Team Visit to Malaysia, |
2022 | Youth roles in sustaining peace post-Covid-19 as a global citizen. In: Virtual Youth Advocacy Sharing Session : Youth Leadership for Peaceful and Inclusive Society in the Post-Pandemic World, |
2021 | How do the terrorist influence young people?. In: The Dynamics of Youth and Terrorism: Understanding and Countering the Issues 2021” 24 May 2021,, |
2021 | Managing the return of foreign terrorist fighters in Southeast Asia: complexities and challenges. In: ICPVTR Webinar on "Managing the Return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Southeast Asia: Complexities and Challenges", |
2019 | The important factors of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing education. In: 1st International Conference on Financial Markets 2019 (ICFM), |
Book Section
Monograph
2023 | Managing the returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families: Malaysian experience. In: The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), |
2020 | Entry and exit points: violent extremism in South-East Asia. In: UNDP, |
2020 | Homecoming: the return of foreign terrorist fighters in South-East Asia. In: UNDP, |