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Ahmad El-Muhammady Bin Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady

Academic Qualifications

  • 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, AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

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), and Deputy Director, Peace, Dialogue and Xenophobia Studies Centre (PEDIXS), AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS), IIUM. 

Besides that, he holds various external positions such as Associate Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), The Hague, Netherlands (2023-Present); International Advisory Committee Member at Global Peace Institute (GPI), United Kingdom, Associate Research Fellow at the Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Adjunct Professor, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan; and Research Fellow (Politics), Future Research Malaysia. 

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. Dr. 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, which requires him to testify as an expert witness during trial.    

He is also part of the research team appointed by the Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM), Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) to develop National Action Plan for Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE) in Malaysia launched by the Prime Minister on September 31, 2024. In addition to that, he was regularly consulted by the national and international bodies on the issue of security and terrorism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.    Prior to that, he was a consultant to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (2019), and think-tank member (2014-2019) and consultant (2018-2019) to the Institute for Youth Research Malaysia (IYRES), Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia. Dr. Ahmad was also co-principal investigator at the IIUM-ISTAC’s Extremism Analytical Research Unit (EARU) in collaboration with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses of Terrorism (START), University of Maryland, US (2018-2020).      



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/


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Conflict Resolution - Peacebuilding, Deradicalization, and Reintegration
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Strategic Studies


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 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
PUBLIC SPEAKING 2016/2017 2015/2016
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
RESEARCH METHODS 2024/2025
THINKING SKILLS 2020/2021 2019/2020 2016/2017 2015/2016
UNDERSTANDING ISLAM 2013/2014 2011/2012
WRITING SKILLS 2018/2019 2017/2018


Supervision


Evaluating The Malaysian Armed Forces Counter Ideological Radicalisation Model And Its Alignment With Malaysia’S National Security Policy.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Exploring The Ideological Genoalogy Of Violent-Extremism: The Case Of Pakistan And Afghanistan.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Uplifting The Pakistani Society By Mainstreaming Madrassa Graduates Through Education, Exposure And Empowerment.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Methods Of Inference In Dealing With Legal Texts Between Ahl Al-Sunnah And Islamic Modernists.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
“Fana Fillah And Nirvana In Islam And Buddhism – A Comparative Theological Study” .
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Ecological Philosophy Is Islam And Cristianity: A Comparative Study Of Al-Ghazali And Thomas Aquinas.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Decentralisation And Governance In The Maldivian Public Sector (Service Delivery)-An Islamic Critique.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Managing The Challenge Of Islamophobia: Lessons Learned From The Prophetic Experience With Special Reference To Pakistan.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Renewing The Science Of Theology In Light Of The Objectives Of The Faith Sheikh Said Nursi As A Model.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Secularism And Its Challenges To Muslim Society In Bangladesh.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Radical Ideologigal Dissent In Islam-Experiencing Wahhabism And Salafism In Southeast Asia.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
An Analytical Study Of Muslim-Hindu Relationships In Chittagong: Realities Challenges And A Way Forward.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
A Jurisprudential Analysis Of Humanitarian Forensic Action: A Comparative Case Study Of Malaysia And Maidives..
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
From Detention To Rehabilitation: The Effectiveness Of Eary Detection In Malaysia'S Prevention And Counter Violent Exremism (Pcve) Efforts 2013-2023.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Contribution Of Muslim Of Myanmar In The Domain In Of Education: The Past, Present And The Future.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Zakat Management Practices Among The Muslim Community In Sri Lanka: A Good Governance Perspective.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
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The Effectiveness Of The Islamic Moral System Module (Imsm) On Undergraduate Students In Afghanistan: The Case Of Balkh University, 2017-2020.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
Islam Wetu Telu Or Wetu Telu Muslims?: An Analysis Of The Practitioners' Perspective.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
Understanding The Threats Of Dataism And The Prospects Of Data-Driver World: An Islamic Perspective.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Between Duty And Healing: Rethinking Parent-Child Challenges Through Integrated Islamic And Modern Psycho .
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Influence Of Communism In Muslim Community Of Kerala (South India).
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Extreme Eschatological Beliefs In Islam And Their Influence On Political Extremism.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Understanding Islamophobia And Its Impact On Muslim Women In Post-Communist Albania.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
The Impact Of Social Media On Muslim Youth A Case Study Of Iium.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Women as Peace Agents (2021-2022): Path, Role and Family Rehabilitation
2022 - 2023 Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah
2022 - 2023 Malaysian Youth as Peace Ambassadors
2018 - 2024 Understanding Extremist Discourse, Intervention and Rehabilitation: Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
On-Going
2024 - Present Media Framing of Violent Extremism Arrests in Malaysia: Consequences for Post-Release Integration and The Toll on Family Members
2024 - Present Penyelidikan Undang-Undang Bagi Penerbitan Buku Berjudul "Struktur Asas dan Isu Perlembagaan"
2024 - Present Kajian Semakan Polisi Dalam Akta Bahasa Kebangsaan 1963/1967
2024 - Present Kajian POCA: Keperluan, Cabaran dan Solusi
2024 - Present Kajian Pembangunan Indeks Keselamatan dan Ketenteraman Awam (IKKA) 2024
2022 - Present REBUILD Project: Radicalization Prevention through Resilience Building and Family Empowerment


Publications


Articles

2025 An assessment of the history and causes of radicalisation in west Africa: a review. Journal of History and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 35-58
2025 Exploring radicalisation phenomenon among Muslims in Ghana: challenges and prospects. Maqolat: Journal of Islamic Studies, 3 (2) pp. 133-156
2024 Confronting extremism and radicalisation in Afghanistan: educative approach. Al-Tadzkir: Islamic Education Journal, 4 (1) pp. 1-22
2024 Examining the current practice of governance in zakat in a Muslim minority country: the case of Sri Lanka. Sprin Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 3 (10) pp. 17-25
2024 Reconciliation and Islamisation - a roadmap for an Islamic intellectual revival. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thoughts and Civilisation, Special Issue () pp. 141-166
2023 Marital rape in Malaysia: a discourse on human rights perspective. Journal of Public Security and Safety, 16 (2) pp. 131-151
2022 Keperluan pembangunan pelan tindakan strategik bagi menangani ancaman ajaran menyeleweng di Malaysia. Journal of Public Security and Safety, 13 (1) pp. 134-153
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
2015 Applying wasaṭīyah within the Malaysian religio-political context. American Journal of Islam and Society, 32 (3) pp. 134-140
Conference or Workshop Items

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 Sections

2024 Gerakan pelampau agama: satu analisis. In: Penerbit USIM & IPSOM, ISBN: 9786297636849, pp. 159-179
2024 Naratif ekstrimis dan media sosial di Malaysia: merungkai landskap dalam talian. In: Penerbit USIM & IPSOM, ISBN: 9786297636849, pp. 180-197
2024 Understanding the roles of violent extremist dream accounts in radicalization and recruitment. In: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑26749‑4, pp. 258-273
2023 A ‘Blue Ocean’ for marginalised radical voices: cyberspace, social media and extremist discourse in Malaysia. In: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 978-981-19-7140-2, pp. 163-192
2023 Linkages between alumni around the world and their alma mater: alumni relations division, IIUM. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674913267, pp. 141-153
2022 Fahaman sesat dan menyeleweng di media sosial: ancaman dan cabaran. In: Institut Keselamatan Awam Malaysia (IPSOM), ISBN: 9789672609827, pp. 143-158
2022 Memahami potensi ancaman keganasan siber di Malaysia. In: Institut Keselamatan Awam Malaysia, ISBN: 9789672609827, pp. 15-27
2022 Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady (1943-2013): konsep dan aktiviti politik pendakwah awam (siyasah al-wu'az). In: Penerbit Universiti Malaya, ISBN: 978-967-488-231-0, pp. 125-145
2021 Malaysia: Balancing National Development, National Security and Cybersecurity Policy. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-02423-9, pp. 325-336
2021 Malaysia: Balancing National Development, National Security and Cybersecurity Policy. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-02423-9, pp. 325-336
2021 Radicalisation and paramilitary culture: the case of Wanndy’s Telegram groups in Malaysia. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-981-16-5587-6, pp. 95-122
2021 Radicalisation and paramilitary culture: the case of Wanndy’s Telegram groups in Malaysia. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-981-16-5587-6, pp. 95-122
2020 Applying Wasatiyyah approach in de-radicalization programs. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-42031-4, pp. 150-167
2020 Applying Wasatiyyah approach in de-radicalization programs. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-42031-4, pp. 150-167
2020 Radicalisation model: learning from Malaysian militant-extremists. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-27880-9, pp. 155-184
2019 Ideologi kumpulan pengganas Daesh/ISIS: asas, formulasi dan implikasi. In: Institut Penyelidikan Pembangunan Belia Malaysia (IYRES), ISBN: 978-96716147-2-3, pp. 20-35
2018 The role of universities and schools in countering and preventing violent extremism: Malaysian experience. In: Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ISBN: 978-981-11-8742-1, pp. 95-109
2016 Countering the threat of Daesh in Malaysia. In: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), ISBN: na, pp. 105-122
Monograph

2024 Pelan tindakan Malaysia bagi mencegah dan menangani fahaman pelampau keganasan 2024-2028 = 2024-2028 Malaysia action plan on preventing and countering violent extremism (MyPCVE). In: Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA),
2023 Managing the returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families: Malaysian experience. In: The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT),
2023 Penambahbaikan program pemulihan tahanan keganasan di Malaysia. In: MOHA,
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,