Asyraf Farique
Chief Operating Officer
Professional Certificate, Institute for the Future (IFTF), Palo Alto, California
Asyraf Farique (Mohd Asyraf Mohd Farique) is the Chief Operating Officer of IRIS Institute. He holds a Professional Certificate from the Institute for the Future (IFTF), Palo Alto, California.
His research covers China’s influence in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, maritime security, and the socio-economic and political position of the Malays. He comments regularly on geopolitics and the economy in the media, including Astro AWANI’s Agenda Awani and Dialog Tiga Penjuru, RTM’s Biz Malaysia, Sinar FM and TV Pertiwi.
Research
- The “PenChinaan” (Sinicisation) of Malaysia
- Chinese education, language and culture in Malaysia
- Transnational networks of Chinese diaspora actors in Southeast Asia
- Security in the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca
- The socio-economy and political position of the Malays before and after independence
Selected publications
- PenChinaan Malaysia: Tergadaikah Tanah Kedaulatan Bangsa (IRIS Institute, 2018)
- “Kuasa nasional: Tinjauan konsep, permasalahan dan peranan dalam pembangunan negara”, IJISTRA (2025), co-author
- “Tuntutan China terhadap projek minyak dan gas Malaysia: Implikasi kedaulatan dan keselamatan Malaysia”, Astro AWANI (2024)