BIO

Dr. Nazli Aziz is an associate professor of Policy Studies at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). He is currently the Coordinator at the Centre for Ocean Governance, Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS-COG), UMT. He joined UMT as a lecturer (DS45) in November 2006. He obtained his BA (Hons.) and MA (Southeast Asian Studies) from the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, and an MA in Political Science from Leiden University, the Netherlands. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer after obtaining his PhD in Political Studies from The University of Auckland (UoA), New Zealand in 2013.

Reflecting his current designation as the Coordinator at INOS-COG and UMT niche, his current research interests focus on coastal development policy and ocean governance, particularly in promoting and establishing Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Malaysia. The focus of his research lies in the fundamental aspects and development structure of governance mechanisms and policies at the state and federal levels, related to maritime and coastal development. To date, he has received 23 research grants (2 international research grants and 22 national research grants) and 3 consultation grants, totaling RM 2,970,890.29, with RM 777,775.00 allocated to him as the project leader.

In the past few years, his publications have focused on the emerging trend in Malaysia of “bridging” the science and technology with the social science nexus, particularly in “translating” marine data into action plans/strategies for government agencies. He has also been invited as a speaker at seminars/conferences and has served as a member of several technical working committees (TWC) to share his expertise at the university, national, and international levels.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Lecturer/Researcher

         Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Development, UMT
        (2022 – present)

        Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Development, UMT
        (2019 – 2022)

        Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Development & Economics, UMT
        (2015 – 2019)

        Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Development, UMT
        (2013 – 2015)

        Lecturer, Faculty of Management & Economics, UMT
        (2006 – 2013)

NON ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Coordinator, Centre for Ocean Governance (COG), Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), UMT
  (October 2020 – June 2023)

DEGREES

• Doctor of Philosophy

          * Ph.D., Political Studies
            The University of Auckland (2009 – 2013)

• Master’s Degree

          * MA. Political Science
             Leiden University, The Netherlands (2002 – 2004)

          * MA. Southeast Asian Studies
             Universiti of Malaya (1999 – 2001)

• Bachelor’s Degree

          * BA. Southeast Asian Studies
             Universiti of Malaya (1992 – 1996)

Journal article

Rahman, M.A.A., Rusli, M.U., Rusli, M.H.M., Aziz, N., & Talaat, W.I.A.W. (2018). An Appraisal of Malaysian Legal Framework in Conserving the Marine Endangered Species. Journal of Sustainability and Management, Vol. 13(5), 218-224.

Aziz, N. (2017). Poverty Debates in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament. Jurnal Kajian Wilayah, 8(2) DOI: 10.14203/jkw.v8i2.776

Aziz, N. (2015). Poverty Eradication: The Untold Story from the Malaysian Parliament. Journal of Borneo Social Transformation Studies, Vol. 1. (1), https://doi.org/10.51200/jobsts.v1i1.141

Aziz, N. (2014). Examining Hansard to Understand Poverty in Malaysia. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, Vol. 80, pp. 1-17.

Dolling, J., Abu Bakar S.H., & Aziz, N. (2008). Evaluating Social Programme: International Experiences. Malaysian Journal of Social Administration, Vol. 5, pp. 1-20.

Aziz, N. (2006). Diplomatic Corpus: Between the Dutch in Tanah Melayu and the Northern Malay Courts, 1641-1699. JATI-Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 11, pp. 127-139

Aziz, N. (2005). Power delegation and the European Central Bank’s democratic deficit. Asia Europe Journal, Vol.3 (4), pp. 537-550.

Conference Papers

Tropical Ocean & Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2020), Marine Spatial Planning as a Mechanism in Governing Sustainability of the Terengganu Marine Parks, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 23-24 Nov. 2020.

Tropical Ocean & Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY2018), Marine Spatial Planning: The way forward for sustainable development of Central Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 30-31 Oct. 2018.

iCGPA International Conference 2017, The Implementation of iCGPA at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu: Challenges and Implications for the Social Science Disciplines, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-18 Oct. 2017.

Governance and government, Proklamator Project: Mellenial and Political Awareness (18- 19/01/2017), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ideology and political reality, Proklamator Project: Mellenial dan Political Awareness (1- 3/12/2016), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Democracy and the principles of democracy, Johor Political School Programme (25-27/8/2016), Johor Bharu, Malaysia.

Understanding democracy and democracy principles, Summer School (26-28/7/2016) The Acheh Democracy Institute, Banda Acheh, Indonesia.

3rd Annual Conference of Law, Economics and Politics, Deliberative Practices in the Malaysia Parliament: Embracing Kampung-style in the Westminster Tradition, Cambridge University, UK, 17-19 Oct. 2016.

Regional Capacity Building for Young Social Science Scholars, Government-Community Networks: Costal Community Development Issues in the East Coast Malaysia, Makasar Indonesia, 20-21 Sept. 2015.

The 6th International Conference on Southeast Asia, Integrating Southeast Asia, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2-4 Dec. 2015.

The 9th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC9), Members of Parliament and the Kampung-Style in the Malaysian Parliament, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, 18-20 Aug. 2014.

2014 International Conference on Humanity and Social Science, Examining Hansard to understand poverty in Malaysia, Paris, France, 21-22 May 2014.

The 5th International Conference on Southeast Asia: Southeast Asia Rising, The roles of Members of Parliament in Malaysia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-13 Dec. 2013.

National Conference on Social Transformation 2013, Poverty Eradication: A view from the Malaysian Parliament, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, 27-28 Nov. 2013.

Chapter in Books

Mamat, N., Aziz, N., Jusoh, M.H., Yasin, S.K., & Nik Mohd, N.A.S. (2022). Youth Involvement in Politics. In Noor Rohana Mansor, Mohd Yusri Ibrahim, & Wan Nurhafeza Wan Salam (eds.), Establishing Civil Society: Education, Politics and Leadership. Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N. (2021). What the Thai Canal means to Malaysia’s Geopolitics. In Ivan Mario Andrew,Wa Izatul Asma Wan Talaat (eds.) Malaysia a maritime nation agenda: Charting the passage. PUSMAS, TLDM.

Talaat, W.I.A.W, Aziz, N., & Ghazali, F. (2020). Conceptualising Marine Spatial Planning for coastal development in Terengganu. In Suhaimi Suratman (ed.), South China Sea Scientific Studies in Malaysia Waters: Estuarine, Coastal, Offshore. Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., Rosyidah, M., & Rashid, A.S.M. (2019). The Roles of Members of Parliament in Malaysia: Governance vs. People’s Demands. In Nazli Aziz, Rosyidah Muhamad, Siti Aisyah Saat, & Abdul Razak Ahmad (eds.), Governance in Malaysia: Issues on Politics, Economics and Education, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., & Ahmad, A.R. (2019). Solving Governance Issues and Socioeconomic Sustaible Development. In Nazli Aziz, Rosyidah Muhamad, Siti Aisyah Saat, & Abdul Razak Ahmad (eds.), Governance in Malaysia: Issues on Politics, Economics and Education, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., & Sa’at, N.H. (2019). Community-government network: Addressing Coastal Fishing Community Development Issues in the East Coast of Johor. In Nor Hayati Sa’at, Nazli Aziz, & Siti Salina Abdullah (eds.), Coastal Community: Steering Development and Changes, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., Sa’at, N.H., & Abdullah, S.S (2019). The East Coast Coastal Community of Peninsular Malaysia. In Nor Hayati Sa’at, Nazli Aziz, & Siti Salina Abdullah (eds.), Coastal Community: Steering Development and Changes, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., & Ahmad, A.R. (2019). Community Governance in Malaysia. In Nazli Aziz, Suhal Kusairi, Zuraini Tawang, & Abdul Razak Ahmad (eds.), Governaning Community Development in Malaysia, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., Harun, M., & Latip, A.R.A. (2019). Agency Roles in Community Development. In Nor Hayati Sa’at, Nur Azura Sanusi, & Mohd Fikri Mohamad (eds.), Social Innovation: Mersing Fishing Community, (Malay Languague). Penerbit UMT.

Sa’at, N.H., Aziz, N., & Abdullah, S.S (2019). Coastal Community: Steering Development and Changes. In Nor Hayati Sa’at, Nazli Aziz, & Siti Salina Abdullah (eds.) Coastal Community: Steering Development and Changes, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N. (2017). Governing Oil Royalty: Federal-State Government Relationships. In Nazli Aziz, & Siti Aisyah Saat (eds.). Policy and Governance Issues in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, (Malay Language). Penerbit UMT.

Books

Aziz, N., Talaat, W.I.A.W., Ariffin, E.H., Sanusi, N. A., & Shah, A.M. (2022). Ocean Governance in Malaysia: Coastal Vulnerability risk preparedness (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT

Aziz, N, Talaat, W.I.A.W., & Shah, A.M. (2021). Ocean Governance: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Approaches on Perhentian Islands and Redang Island (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT

Aziz, N. (2020). Parliament and Deliberative Practices: Malaysia under Barisan Nasional, Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., Rosyidah, M., Aisyah, S.S., & Ahmad, A.R. (eds). (2019). Governance in Malaysia: Issues on Politics, Economics and Education (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., Kusairi, S., Zuraini, T., & Ahmad, A.R. (2019). Governing Community Development in Malaysia (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT.

Aziz, N., & Aisyah, S.S. 2017. Governance and Policy Issues in the East Coast of Malaysia (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT.

Sa’at. N.H., Aziz, N., & Abdullah, S.S. (eds.) (2019). Coastal Community: Steering Development and Changes (Malay Language), Penerbit UMT.

Reports

Labuan Marine Park Sustainable Management Plan. (2023). Department of Fisheries Malaysia, pp. 1-102.

Perkhidmatan Analisa Data Soal Selidik Bagi Pemahaman dan Pandangan orang Awam akan Cadangan pindaan Bahagian IX Akta Perikanan 1985. (2022). Department of Fisheries Malaysia

The State of Terengganu Members of parliament’s performance indicators. (2021). Terengganu Strategic & Integrity Institute (TSIS), pp. 1-77, (Confidential).

The State of Terengganu Legislative Assembly members’ performance indicators. (2021). Terengganu Strategic & Integrity Institute (TSIS), pp. 1-108 (Confidential).

The empowerment of sustainable community development of Tasik Kenyir Ecosystems. (2021). UMT, pp. 1-168.

Impact of sea level rise on socioeconomics of Perhentian Islands and Redang Island. (2020). National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), pp.1-118.

Impact of the Desalination Plant to the Community of Pantai Senok, Bachok, Kelantan. (2020). UMT & Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE), pp.1-59.

Development Plan of Resort Islands and Marine Parks in Terengganu. (2018). Department of Tourism Terengganu & PlanMalaysia Terengganu, pp. 1-169. (Confidential).

Pre-impact assessment of the desalination plant to the Community of Pantai Senok, Bachok, Kelantan. (2018). UMT & Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE), pp.1-38.

Strategies and action plan for capacity building of the low-income population in Terengganu. (2018). UPEN Terengganu, pp. 1-242.

Development and empowerment of the hardcore poor population in Terengganu. (2016). UPEN Terengganu, pp. 1-239

Research Interests

Coastal Development Policy  and Ocean Governance

Grants

• Kuala Terengganu-Kuala Nerus Marine Spatial Planning

         Team Member * China Oceanic Development Foundation *
         Dec 2021 – Nov 2023

• Analysis of the Efficiency of Local Government Service Delivery: An Application to Basic Urban Series

          Team Member * Yayasan Ganesan Nusantara, Indonesia * Dec 2021 – Nov 2023

• Management Plan on Sustainability of Kapas Island Marine Park

          Principal Investigator * Dept. of Fisheries Malaysia * May 2023 –  Nov 2023

• Management Plan on Sustainability of Labuan Marine Park

          Principal Investigator * Dept. of Fisheries Malaysia * June 2022 –  Nov 2022

• Sea Level Rise on Perhentian Island and Redang Island, Terengganu

          Principal Investigator * National Water Institute of Malaysia * Aug 2018 –  June 2021

• Assesment of the Terengganu Members of Parliament

          Principal Investigator * Terengganu Strategic and Integrity Institute *
          Oct 2020 –  March 2021

• Desalination Plant Impact to the Community of Pantai Senok, Bachok Kelantan

          Principal Investigator * Translasional UMT * June 2020 –  Dec 2020

• Transformation of the Coastal Marginalised Community at Kampung Pantai Senok, Bachok, Kelantan

        Principal Investigator * Translasional UMT * Aug 2017 –  Aug 2018

• Social Innovation: Fishing Community Empowerment Kuala Besut

          Principal Investigator * NBOS-MOHE * 2016

• Kuala Besut Social Innovation: Fishing Community Profiling

          Principal Investigator  * PIJI-UMT * 2015

• Modelling the Resilience of Urban Poverty towards Quality of Life and Sustainable Governance

          Team Member * FRGS * Nov 2020 –  Oct 2023

• Assessment of ECER-SURI@Home Program in Improving the Wellbeing of B40 Group in Terengganu

          Team Member * TAPE-UMT* Dec 2020 –  Feb 2023

• Development and Evaluation of the Terengganu State Assemblymen Perfomance

          Team Member * RIG-UMT * Sept 2019 –  Aug 2022

• Profiling and Consumer’s Satisfaction of the Community Water Treatment Supply in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan

          Team Member * Amal Foundation Malaysia * Sept 2020 –  Oct 2021

• Members of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

          Team Member * Strategic and Integrity Institute * Oct 2020 –  May 2021

• Coastal Vulnerability Index in Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan – Melaka

          Team Member * National Water Institute of Malaysia * July 2019 –  June 2021

• Empowerment of Community Sustainable Development with the Ecosystem in Tasik Kenyir

          Team Member * UMT * Sept 2018 –  Aug 2019

• Kajian Impak Sosioekonomi Penggabungan UMT-UniSZA

          Team Member * UMT * Oct 2019 –  Dec 2019

• A Model for the Malaysian Members of Parliament Performance Evaluation

          Team Member * FRGS * Nov 2015 –  Nov 2017

• School-to-work Transition Survey

          Team Member * Khazanah Research Institute * Oct 2017 –  Feb 2018

• Social Mobility (Phase II)

          Team Member * Khazanah Research Institute * Oct 2015 –  Dec 2015

• Social Mobility (Phase I)

          Team Member * Khazanah Research Institute * April 2015 –  July 2015

• Empowerment and development of hardcore poor population in Terengganu

          Team Member * UPEN Terengganu * June 2015 –  Oct 2016

• Action Plan of Capacity Development for low-income population in Terengganu

          Team Member * UPEN Terengganu * June 2015 –  July 2017

Consultancy

• Marine Ecological Corridor

          Team Member
          * Dept. of Fisheries Malaysia

• Development Plan of the Resort Islands and Marine Parks in Terengganu

          Principal Consultant
          * Tourism Terengganu/ PLANMalaysia Terengganu

• Akuapolitan Kuala Nerus

          Team Member
          * East Coast Economic Region Development Council

Professional Activities

• Member

          * Technical Working Group for the National Marine Spatial Planning Policy Framework.
             2023

          * Technical Working Group, Marang Local Plan 2035, Terengganu
             2022

          * Technical Working Group, Marang Local Plan (Amendment) 2020 – Land Use and
             Kapas Island Marine Park Boundaries
             2018

• UMT Permanent Representative

          * Malaysia Blue Economy Blue Print at Ministry Level (Economic Planning Unit,
            Malaysia)
            2021-2022

Award/Distinction

• UMT Best Scientific Book (Social Science) 2021

         * Ocean Governance: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Approach on Perhentian Islands and
           Redang Island (in Malay Language)

• UMT Best Scientific Book (Social Science) 2020

          * Parliament and Deliberative Practices: Malaysia under Barisan Nasional

• UMT Best Teaching Award 

          * Social Science Category 2019

Other Activities

• Invited Speaker

1. 1. Writing Effective Policy Papers (webinar), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia, 22 Dec. 2022.
   2. How to Start a Book Chapter and Make it Published (webinar), Multi Media University (MMU), Malaysia, 27 Jan. 2021.
   3. International Forum, Independence: A Historical Perspective and the Way Forward (webinar)), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia, 19 Sept. 2021.
   4. Research Grants and Consultation Grants, (webinar), Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, UMT, Malaysia, 1 Dec. 2020.
   5. Ocean Research Management Course for the Malaysian Royal Navy (RMN), UMT, Malaysia, 28-29 Sept. 2020.
   6. Teaching and Learning Course: OBE-03 – Assessments Unit 3: Assessments Methods for Affective Domain, UMT, 15 April. 2019.
   7. Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) at INOS, 18-22 Nov. 2018.
   8. Teaching and Learning Course: OBE-03 – Assessments Unit 3: Assessments Methods for Affective Domain, UMT, 6 Nov. 2017.
   9. Governance and government, Proklamator Project: Mellenial and Political Awareness, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18- 19/01/2017.
   10. Ideology and political reality, Proklamator Project: Mellenial dan Political Awareness Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1- 3/12/2016.
   11. Democracy and the principles of democracy, Johor Political School Programme Johor Bharu, Malaysia, 25-27/8/2016.
   12. Understanding democracy and democracy principles, Summer School the Acheh Democracy Institute, Banda Acheh, Indonesia, 26-28/7/2016.
   13. Implementation and integration practices in the public sector management, Public Work Department, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, 29 Oct. 2015.
   14. Forum on Malaysia’s Budget 2016, School of Social Development and Economics, UMT, 23 Oct. 2015.
   15. Faculty of Social Development and Economics Post Graduate Colloquium, UMT, 8-9 Nov. 2015.
   16. Integration and civil servants, Fishing Academy of Malaysia, Terengganu, Malaysia, 10 June 2015.

• Invited Moderator

1. 1. The Royal Malaysian Navy Conference 2022 (22 June 2022), RMN, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
   2. Workshop of the Local Action Plan of the Coastal Community on Climate Change in Terengganu (29 Nov. 2018) WWF, Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia.
   3. Trends, Opportunities and Impediments in Transforming Community in Malaysia, International Conference on Social and Economic Development (1-3 Nov. 2016), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
   4. Awareness of Asean Culture and Heritage in the Asean Youth Forum Series (10 May 2016), UNESCO/UMT, UMT, Malaysia.
   5. The 5th International Conference on Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia Rising, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-13 Dec. 2013.
   6. Malaysia-South Thailand Young Leaders Dialogue, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Resort World Hotel Langkawi, Malaysia, 25-27 Oct. 2013.

Teaching Interests

• Coastal Development Policy
• Ocean Governance

Postgraduate Students

2014 – Present

• Master’s student: 2 Graduated, 3 current
• PhD student: 3 Graduated, 5 current

Supervision Activities

Completed Masters Supervision

• The substantive role of female Members of Parliament in the 13th Malaysian Parliament (Ain Sazwany Mohd Rashid )                                                                2018 – 2022                                                                                                         Associate Professor

• Application of Marine Spatial Planning in Setiu Wetland as an
  environmentally sensitive area and natural habitat for slipper oysters (Lua Wei Yien)

         2020 – 2022
        Associate Supervisor

Current Masters Supervision

• Legal Framework of the Marine Scientific Research in the Malaysian Waters (Nuraska Afifah Norhairul)

  2023 – present
  Main Supervisor

• Transformation and development of local universities under one belt and one road China. (Mou Ping)

          2022 – present
          Main Supervisor

• Bantuan Tunai Langsung dan Daya Tahan Miskin Bandar di Kuala Lumpur (Nor Suhadah Salleh)

          2021 – present
          Main Supervisor

Current Doctoral Supervision

• Enhancing Sustainable Marine Park Management and the Boundary Community: A case Study of Labuan Marine Park. (Lua Wei Yien)

          2021 – present
          Main Supervisor

• The Resilience and sustainability of Social Policies in Poverty Eradication in Makasar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Andi Muhammad Arif Haris)

          2021 – present
          Main Supervisor

• Good Governance and the Realization of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Public Organization in Nigeria (Abdullahi Bala Ado)

          2021 – present
          Main Supervisor

• Interstate relations: Terengganu’s Politics and the impact to the federalism in Malaysia (Syahrin Said)

          2018 – present
          Main Supervisor

• A Study on the Governance Feasibility of Adopting Marine Spatial Planning in Malaysia for Sustainable Ocean Economy (Husni Alhan Md. Salimun)

          2022 – present
          Associate Supervisor

Completed Doctoral Supervision

• Good governance implementation of a non-binding public policy of the government transformation programme at the local government in Kelantan, 2010-2018 (Wan Ahmad Tirmizi Wan Sulaiman)

          2019 – 2022
          Main Supervisor

• Transboundary marine protected area for optimal marine
  environmental proctecton in Brunei Bay, South China Sea. (Muhammad Ashraf Abdul Rahman)

          2015 – 2021
          Associate Supervisor

• Development and well-being of the fishery community in Setiu Wetland (Hakimah Razak)

          2015 – 2022
         Associate Supervisor