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Professor Emeritus Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Prof. Jomo is a Research Advisor at Khazanah Research Institute and Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University.
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Pr. Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Research Advisor, Khazanah Research Institute, Fellow, Academy of Science, Malaysia, and Emeritus Professor, University of Malaya. He was United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder-Chair, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and President, Malaysian Social Science Association. Jomo has authored and edited over a hundred books, written many academic papers and media articles, besides translating 12 volumes. He has received the 2007 Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Award in Social Sciences for 2026 and several honorary doctorates.
Education Background
Professor at University of Malaya (1986-2004); Visiting Fellow at Columbia University; various international academic and policy roles
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Strengthening East Asian Cooperation via ASEAN?
Global South cooperation arrangements must evolve to better respond to pressing contemporary and imminent challenges, rather than risk being irrelevant straitjackets stuck in the past.
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