Our Team

OUR PEOPLE

Board Members

Dr. Shahridan Faiez

Chairman

Dr. Shahridan formerly worked with the World Bank and has experience across 20+ countries partnering with farmers, tribal leaders, and policymakers to transform public investments into concrete outcomes. He is also currently the Technical Director for Thinkcity.

Mohideen Abdul Kader

Board Member

Mr Mohideen is one of the founder of Citizens International. He is currently the president of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP).

Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

Board Member

Dato' Seri Dr Anwar Fazal is one of the founder of Citizens International. He is a leading international civil society person who has contributed much to our society in areas of consumer, health environment, human rights and social ethics.

Dato Hamdan Abdul Majeed

Board Member

Dato' Hamdan is the Managing Director of Think City. Hamdan has an interest in the development of civil society in Malaysia, and the political economy of Third World and Islamic Economics.

Adiba Shareen

Board Member

Adiba is a registered lawyer based in Prai, Penang, with 17 years of experience in legal practice. She graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2009. She is currently practising at Saha & Associates in Prai.

Imran Mohd Rasid

Executive Director

Imran Mohd Rasid co-founded two NGOs; Imagined Malaysia and University Terbuka Anak Muda (UTAM), and served as an Education Manager at the SDG Academy from 2021 to 2023. His interest compass a broad spectrum of topics including political religion, world history, political economy, and developmental issues in the Global South.

Aaron Dinesh

Fellow

Aaron is an independent researcher and grassroot activist. Previously, he worked at Noth-South Initiative and has been active coordinating with grassroot movements in Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia

Sharifah Umairah

Fellow

Sharifah is a graduate student in Türkiye and a former student leader in the student movement. Her interest are on the development issue of the developing world, climate crisis, and political economy of the Muslim world