Tun Mahathir Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) Chair for Global Peace

Tun Mahathir Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) Chair for Global Peace is an Academic Chair established in International Islamic University Malaysia in collaboration with Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF). The Chair was established on 25th August 2013. An MOU was signed between Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) representing IIUM with Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF). The objectives of the Chair are to create greater awareness, promotion and advocacy of global peace including the protection of human rights and criminalization of war.

The Chair will provide a platform for expanding knowledge, practical experience and competencies for scholars and practitioners, involved in peace building and humanitarian assistance. The Holder of the Chair will focus on specific research on global peace inclusive of policy and legislative aspects as well as on issues related to war crimes.

 

MOA signing between PGPF and IIUM to establish the Chair

 

 

Professor Johan Galtung was named first holder of the Chair. At Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal has been appointed as the Director, Office of the Tun Mahathir PGPF Chair for Global Peace at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws effective on 1st September, 2022.