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Mohamad Firdaus Bin Mansor Majdin

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in History and Civilization - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohamad Firdaus Bin Mansor Majdin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES


firdausmansor@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


He is currently serving the Department of History and Civilization, AHAS KIRKHS at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) since 2019. He has been teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses including History of Malaysia, 1400-1957, Islam in the Malay World, Islam in Modern Southeast Asia, and Introduction to History and Civilization. He holds both bachelor and higher degrees from the IIUM. His main research interests include History of Modern Japan, History of Malaysia, and History of pre-modern Turkey.


Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ Cultural History - humanities


Teaching Responsibilities


FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020
HISTORY OF MALAYSIA, 1400-1957 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILISATION 2023/2024
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION 2019/2020
ISLAM IN MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020
ISLAM IN THE MALAY WORLD 2020/2021 2019/2020
MODERN HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2020/2021
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020


Supervision


Women And Politics In Sabah (1900s - Present).
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
The Role Of Islamic Political Parties To Establishing Democracy In Bangeladesh : 1971-2018.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
British Colonial Policies And Its Role On Ethnic Tenisons In Peninsular Malaysia..
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
A Comparative Study Of Ibn Khaldun And Oswald Spengler'S Views On The Cyclical Theory Of Historical Development And Civilisation.
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor
Islamophobia In Malaysia : A Historical Survey.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2018 - 2022 Analysis Of Ancient Malay-Omani Trans-Indianica Maritime Networks To Improve The Preservation Of National Heritage In Malaysia
On-Going
2023 - Present A Critical Review of Selected Literature on Islam in the Malay World


Publications


Article

2023 Bansho Shirabesho and Japan’s road to a modern nation-state: a historical survey. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 5 (1) pp. 1-13
2023 The image of Japan in Malaya: a case study of 19th century Malay Press, Al-Imam. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences (IJ-ARBSS), 13 (8) pp. 1615-1631
2023 The image of Japan in Malaya: a case study of 19th century Malay press, Al-Imam. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (8) pp. 1615-1631
2023 The Straits of Malacca and Straits of Hormuz: A Brief Historical Review. Kemanusiaan: The Asian Journal of Humanities, () pp.
2023 The United States in Meiji Japan: a caring ally?. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 5 (3) pp. 109-122
2022 Historical references on the presence Of Omani travellers In Malaysia. Specialusis Ugdymas, 1 (43) pp. 207-219
2022 Meiji Japan and the imperial rule: a symbiotic encounter. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 306-316
2022 Meiji Japan’s path towards modernisation in the nineteenth century: a reinterpretation of Japanese policy of hiring foreign workers in the country. International Journal of Business and Technology Management, 4 (1) pp. 101-111
2022 Meiji Japan’s pursuit of a modern nation-state: an interpretation. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 186-195
2022 Meiji modernizers and Turkish reformers’ quest of modernism: a comparative analysis. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (2) pp. 175-187
2022 Meiji prominent leaders and their perceptions of western science and technology: a brief analysis. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 196-209
2022 Muslim disunity and lost in the first crusade. UMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, 9 (2) pp. 19-28
2022 Revisiting Omani legacy in Malaya through the Royal Kedah dress: reassessment. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 12 (1) pp. 48-74
2022 Sheikh Abdullah al-Qumairi Al-Yamani’s role in the Islamization of Kedah and his connection to the Transindianica Maritime Network Tradition. Journal of Northeastern University, 25 (04) pp. 4125-4135
2022 The Trans-Indianica maritime networks and its impacts on Malay civilivation: revisiting the history of Kedah kingdom. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14 (03) pp. 2336-2343
2022 The trans-indianica maritime networks and its impacts on Malay civilization: revisiting the history of Kedah Kingdom. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14 (3) pp. 2336-2343
2021 Malaysian-Omani historical and cultural relationship: in context of halwa maskat and baju maskat. International Journal Of Heritage, Art And Multimedia (IJHAM), 4 (12) pp. 17-27
2020 A brief survey of Meiji Slogan (Fukoku Kyohei) and its influence on the modernization of Japan in the 19th century. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 1-12
2020 Turkey and Japan: the quest of modernism in the 19th century. International Journal Of Modern Trends In Social Sciences (IJMTSS), 3 (13) pp. 9-23
2019 A brief survey of the Anjuman-i Islam in Colonial Malaya. Journal of Islam in Asia, Dec. () pp. 1-19
2019 The Anjuman-i-Islam: brief profiles of its prominent members. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture and Business (HLCB), 3 (13) pp. 77-86
2018 A survey on Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development, 3 (8) pp. 27-40
2018 The administration of Muslim affairs in the Straits Settlements during the 19th century. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies (IJECS), 1 (1) pp. 101-109
2017 Revisiting relations between the British and the Malay establishments in Malaya. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture & Business, 1 (4) pp. 61-68
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 Bansho Shirabesho and Japan's road to a modern nation-state in the 19th century: a historical survey. In: 4th International Conference on Business, Education, Social and Technology (ICBEST2023),
2023 The United States in Meiji Japan: a caring ally?. In: 4th International Conference on Management, Education, Social Sciences and Innovation 2023,
2022 Meiji Japan and the imperial rule: a symbiotic encounter. In: 4 th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Education, Economics and Technology (KLICEET2022),
2022 Meiji Japan’s path towards modernization in the nineteenth century: a reinterpretation of Japanese policy of hiring foreign workers in the country. In: International Conference on Economics, Social Sciences, Education and Technology 2022 (ICESET2022),
2022 Meiji Japan’s pursuit of a modern nation-state: an reinterpretation. In: 3 rd International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Engineering (ICESE2022),
2022 Meiji modernizers and Turkish reformers’ quest of modernism: a comparative analysis. In: 3 rd International Conference on Management, Education, Social Sciences and Innovation 2022 (ICMESSI2022),
2022 Meiji prominent leaders and their perceptions of Western science and technology: a brief analysis. In: International Conference on Social Sciences, Business, Education and Engineering 2022 (ICSBEE2022),
2021 Historiographical study of literature on Oman-Malay world relations: a brief analysis. In: The 1st International Webinar on Ancient Malayomani Trans-Indianica Maritime Networks,
2020 Brief survey of meiji slogan (fukoku kyohei) and its influence on the modernization of Japan in the 19th century. In: Intenational Conference on Management, education,, Social Science and innovation (ICMESSI 2020),
2020 Malaysian-Omani historical and cultural relationship. In: International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Social Sciences, Islamic & Technology 2020 (ICMASIT 2020),
2020 The quest of modernism in the 19th century Japan: an assessment. In: Seminar on Colonialism and Modernity,
2020 Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century. In: 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology (4th ICSHT 2020),
2017 Unity and wasatiyyah as prerequisites in creating an exemplary society: a Rısalah An-Nur approach. In: The International Conference on Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Thought on Wasatiyyah and Exemplary Society,
Book

2017 Japanese policy on islam and malay-muslim community during its occupation of Malaya, 1941-1945. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-580-0
Book Section

2022 The Malay world relations with The Ottoman Caliphate with special reference to Pan-Islamism in Malaya. In: UMT Press, ISBN: 978-967-279-3328, pp. 133-162
2021 Prophetic seerah: an analysis of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. leadership qualities in selected events. In: CENTRIS IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-25504-1-9, pp. 274-308