Ariffin Omar

Ariffin Omar studied at St Xavier's Institution, Penang for his secondary school education. He then continued to study at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and later obtained a Bachelor's degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and in 1990, obtained a Doctorate degree from the Australia National University (ANU).^[1]

He worked as a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia (1974–2006) and a lecturer at the University of Utah (1998) and was also a lecturer in Universiti Utara Malaysia and the National Defence University of Malaysia.^[1]

He was also a founding member of Aliran Kesedaran Negara (Aliran), a reform movement dedicated to justice, freedom and solidarity.^[1]

Now based at the Penang Institute, his research focuses on nation, nationalism, ethnic relations and religious freedom.^[1]

• Bangsa Melayu (Malay Concepts of Democracy and Community, 1945–1950); Oxford University Press, 1993
• The Bumiputera Policy: Dynamics and Dilemmas; Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2005