{"id":75,"date":"2020-07-27T06:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T06:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:41:03","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tGraduate Students\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tMasters\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/faris-ridzuan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>FARIS BIN RIDZUAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Self-Help Social Services for the Malays of Singapore: The Malay Intelligentsia&#8217;s Role and its Impact on the Community<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Noor Aisha A. Rahman\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/sakinah-arif-lim-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>SAKINAH ARIF LIM<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2023<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Malay Families in Rental Flats in Singapore: A Study on the Well-Being of Children and Youth<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Noor Aisha A. Rahman\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tPhD\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Syed-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>SYED MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BIN SYED NASIR<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2017<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> (Dis)locating the Malay Artist from Singapore: A Critical Inquiry on Group and Discursive Dynamics<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisors:<\/strong> Dr Suriani Suratman &amp; Dr Azhar Ibrahim\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/chabib-duta-hapsoro-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>CHABIB DUTA HAPSORO<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> The Depoliticization of Indonesian Art in the New Order and the Contestation of Artists and Art Groups<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisors:<\/strong> Dr Azhar Ibrahim &amp; Dr Suriani Suratman\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/wahyudi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>WAHYUDI<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Religious Networks and their Impact on Religious Authority in Indonesia: The Case of Muhammadiyah and Nahdatul Ulama (NU) in Post-New Order<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Noor Aisha A. Rahman\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/liaw-pey-wen-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>LIAW PEY WEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2021<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Media Representation of the Monarch in Malaysia: Political Contest of the Johor Royalty after General Election of 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Prof Syed Farid Alatas\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/>ANNALIZA BINTE BAKRI<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Contested Narratives of Malay Women: A Study of Malay Writers from 19th-20th Century Published Literary Text<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisors:<\/strong> Dr Azhar Ibrahim &amp; Assoc Prof Noor Aisha A. Rahman\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/han-jun-beom-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>HAN JUN BEOM<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Unpacking the Myth of the &#8220;Super Divers&#8221;: Different Narratives of the Bajau in Sabah<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Prof Syed Farid Alatas\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/liao-bowen-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>LIAO BOWEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> The Making of Malaysian Buddhism: Doing Religion in an Islamizing Nation, 1957-2020<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisors:<\/strong> Dr Azhar Ibrahim &amp; Assoc Prof Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/noorainn-aziz-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>NOORAINN BINTE AZIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> In-Group Perception of Malays<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Prof Syed Farid Alatas\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/muhamad-syafiq-mardi-scaled-e1700384866629-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>MUHAMAD SYAFIQ BIN MARDI<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2023<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> The Ottoman Relation with the States in the Straits of Malacca (19th &#8211; 20th Century)<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Prof Syed Farid Alatas\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/liu-yuxuan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>LIU YUXUAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Alam Melayu and Hua Xia: Diplomacy and Political Interactions in the Pre-Colonial Era<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Sher Banu AL Khan\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/umang-kochhar-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>UMANG KOCHHAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> India and the Malay World: Through Indo-Persian Writings of 16th-17th Century<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Sher Banu AL Khan\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/acmal-zuheyr-iefan-abdul-wahid--e1758166042190-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>ACMAL ZUHEYR IEFAN BIN ABDUL WAHID<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Inquiry into the Continued Resonance of Hadramaut (Yemen) Sufi Islam amongst Non-Hadrami Muslims in Singapore: A Critical Ethnography<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12213\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/ak-ahmad-zawawi-pengiran-haji-asmali-scaled-e1758166103545-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>AK AHMAD ZAWAWI BIN PENGIRAN HAJI ASMALI<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Mujahid-Mujaddid, Wira and Hero: A History of Heroic Phenomena in Malaysia<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/frial-ramadhan-supratman-scaled-e1756278094393-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>FRIAL RAMADHAN SUPRATMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Haji Agus Salim and Islamic Modernism in Malay World (1884-1954)<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Assoc Prof Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/mls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/nur-diyana-abdul-kader-e1756870080160-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>NUR DIYANA BINTE ABDUL KADER<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>Year of Intake:<\/strong> 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Women as Subjects and Agents: Discourse on Malay Women in Hiboran and Other Early Malay Periodicals<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Advisor:<\/strong> Dr Azhar Ibrahim\n\t<div id='people-listing-widget'><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Students Masters FARIS BIN RIDZUAN Year of Intake: 2022 Research Topic: Self-Help Social Services for the Malays of Singapore: The Malay Intelligentsia&#8217;s Role and its Impact on the Community Thesis Advisor: Assoc Prof Noor Aisha A. 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