Halimah Abdul Manaf
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Professor Halimah Abdul Manaf is a distinguished academic in the field of public management and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Asian Research Institute for Corporate Governance (ARICG). She is also the former Dean of the School of Government at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Professor Halimah holds a PhD in Public Management from the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Her research interests span across Strategic Public Sector Administration, Governance, Digital Participation, and Local Government. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Asia Pacific Society for Public Affairs (APSPA), serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals, and reviews manuscripts for reputable international publications such as Public Management Review, the International Journal of Public Administration, and the International Journal of Public Sector Management and Performance. In addition, Professor Halimah contributes her expertise as a strategic advisor at the state government level in Malaysia.