Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (History) - Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London
- Master of Human Sciences (History and Civilization) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Bachelor of Human Sciences (History and Civilization) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Mohd Helmi Bin Mohd Sobri (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
mohdhelmi@iium.edu.my
6014
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ Methods and Ideas of History - HISTORIOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL THEORY
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ Modern History - Doctor od Philosophy in History
Teaching Responsibilities
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| HISTORICAL RESEARCH: SKILLS AND APPROACHES | 2024/2025 |
| HISTORY AND CIVILISATION OF MEDIEVAL | 2023/2024 |
| HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| HISTORY OF MALAYSIA I | 2018/2019 2015/2016 |
| HISTORY OF THE AYUBIDS & MAMLUKS | 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| MODERN HISTORIOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL THEORY | 2026/2027 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| MODERN HISTORY OF EUROPE | 2026/2027 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| RESEARCH PAPER I | 2023/2024 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 |
| RESEARCH PAPER II | 2024/2025 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| SOCIAL HISTORY OF MALAYSIA | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| STATE AND SOCIETY IN THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF MALAYSIA | 2026/2027 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| WESTERN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY | 2026/2027 2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
Supervision
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The Min Yuen And Its Relations With Triads And Communists During The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
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Ph.D
Completed
2024
Supervisor Supervisory Committee
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The Role Of Islamic Political Parties In Establishing Democracy In Bangladesh (1971-2018).
Ph.D
Completed
2024
Main Supervisor
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British Colonial Policies And Its Influence On Ethnic Conflicts In Malay Peninsula 1920s - 1970s.
Ph.D
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Muslim Community In Busan, South Korea: Its Development, Challenges And Future Prospects.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Member Supervisory Committee
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Muslim Community In Busan, South Korea: Its Development, Challenges And Future Prospects.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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The Role Of The East India Company In The Development Of The Straits Settlements (Penang, Singapore And Malacca: 1786-1867
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Ph.D
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Colonial Historiography: A Non-Western Perspective Of The Larut Wars (1861-1875)
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Ph.D
Completed
2021
Member Supervisory Committee
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Kelings In Aceh: Mobility, Crisis, And Survival In The 18th-19th Centuries
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Ph.D
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Kelings In Aceh: Mobility, Crisis, And Survival In The 18th-19th Centuries
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Ph.D
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Kelings In Aceh: Mobility, Crisis, And Survival In The 18th-19th Centuries
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Ph.D
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Tracing The Development & Transformation Of Religious Opinions & The Fatwa Institution In Malaysia.
Ph.D
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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The Impact Of The Abolition Of Ottoman Caliphate On Muslims In Malaya: An Assessment.
Ph.D
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Early English Cartography of the East Indies (1600-1650 CE). Early English Cartography Of The East Indies (1600-1650 Ce).
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Beyond Treaties: Informal British Colonial Practices, Legal Ambiguity, And The Gradual Dissolution Of The Johor-Riau Sultanate, C. 1784-1855.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Integrating Cultural Perspectives into Sustainability Strategies for SDG Implementation in Bangladesh. Integrating Cultural Perspectives Into Sustainability Strategies For Sdg Implementation In Bangladesh.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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A Historical Discourse On Women’S Labour Involvement In Tanzania: A Case Of The Tanga Sisal Plantations, 1920s-1960s
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Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Colonial Encounters In Everyday Spaces: British Officers And Malay Communities In Perak And Kedah 1875-1940s..
Master
Completed
2026
Main Supervisor
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A Socio-Cultural History Of Football In Malaya, 1880-1950.
Master
Completed
2026
Main Supervisor
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The Vatican'S Relationship With The Fascist Regime In Italy (1922-1943).
Master
Completed
2025
Main Supervisor
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A History Of Malaysia Football League Development From Semi-Pro To Professional Era, 1989-2011.
Master
Completed
2024
Main Supervisor
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Relation Between Baba Nyonya And Chinese Immigrant In 19th Century And Early 20th Century In Malaysia.
Master
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Gift-Giving And Bureauceacy: The British Policy Against Corruption In Malay Administrative Service (1920-1940)
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Master
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Constructing The Political Subjects: An Analysis Of Onn Jaafar'S Bangsa And Kebangsaan (1946-1948)
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Master
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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The Intellectual And Cultural Contributions Of Raja Ali Haji (1809-1870) In Nineteenth-Century Malay Thought And Literature.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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Srivijaya: A Buddhist Centre In Maritime Southeast Asia (7th - 11th Centuries).
Master
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Contemporary Muslims In Southeast Asia: Flourishing Or Withering?.
Master
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Shibli Nu' Mani And Modernism.
Master
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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An Annotation On Batu Aceh Islamic Gravestones In Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Religious Extremism In Malaysia After 9/11: Causes And Consequences.
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Religious Extremism In Malaysia After 9/11: Causes And Consequences.
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Management Of Socio-Cultural Differences In Islamic Civilisation: The Experiences Of The Ottoman Sultanate (1839-1865) And Malaysia (1957-1976).
Master
Completed
2019
Main Supervisor
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The Role Of Education In The Rise Of Nationalism Among Malay Women (1900-1957)
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Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Reinterpreting Aceh-Johor Relations In The 16th And 17th Centuries In Light Of The Earlier Relations Between The Sultanate Of Pasai And The Sultanate Of Malacca
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Master
Completed
2018
Main Supervisor
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Socio-Economic History Of Bade Emirate: 1825-1945.
Master
Completed
2018
Co-supervisor
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Nationalism And Women’S Agency In Malaya: Comparative Contexts (1930-1960).
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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The British Diplomatic and Economic Influence on Ottoman Sovereignty and Modernization (1838–1914)
. The British Diplomatic And Economic Influence On Ottoman Sovereignty And Modernization (1838–1914) .
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2019 - 2022 | A NEW STANDARD FOR MOSQUE CURRICULUM IN GOMBAK |
On-Going
| 2026 - Present | Revisiting Omani Influence in Melaka from A Socio-Cultural Perspective |
| 2025 - Present | Jamiat Kheir, Hadrami Community, and Islamic Revivalism in Early 20th Century Dutch East Indies |
| 2021 - Present | Studies on the History of Hadith Studies and Terminologies |
| 2020 - Present | Review of an Introduction to Historical Methodology |
| 2019 - Present | Mosque in the Post-Materialistic Era- Developing Mosque Study Program Development of Mosque Study Program for Youth - Lifeskills |
| 2016 - Present | History of Patani and Modern Siam 1876-1950 (Arabic) |
| 2016 - Present | The Pangkor Engagement of 1874 and the Question of Malay Custom |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2026 | Between Arabia, the Malay world and China: Omani port cities as strategic nodes in the wider Indian Ocean maritime trading networks. In: 7th International Conference on Business, Education, Innovation and Social Sciences 2026, |
Book Sections
| 2021 | How did people make sense of disease before the Germ theory of disease?. In: KIRKHS, IIUM & Majlis Keselamatan Negara, ISBN: 978-967-19812-0-7, pp. 32-35 |