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Participant Biographies

Leong Mun Yoon (梁文勇)

Leong Mun Yoon (梁文勇)

Director, Centre for International Studies, Universiti Tunki Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
China and the ASEAN (Moderator)

Dr. Leong Mun Yun is the director of the Centre for International Studies at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. He is also a visiting fellow at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies in Malaysia, where held several positions from 1992 to 2008, including senior fellow and assistant director-general. Previously, he had an academic career in the Universiy of Malaya from 1967 to 1992. He was also the director-general of the Malaysian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, as well as secretary-general of the Network of East Asian Think-tanks, Malayisa. In 2009, Dr. Leong was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun with Rosette by the Emperor of Japan for promoting mutual understanding and academic exchange between japan and Malaysia. He holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois, an M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles.