Dr. Chandra Muzaffar is both a social activist and an academic. He is President of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST), an international NGO based in Malaysia, which seeks to critique global injustice and to develop an alternative vision of a just and compassionate civilization guided by universal spiritual and moral values.
Chandra is also the Noordin Sopiee Professor of Global Studies at the Science University of Malaysia (USM) in Penang.
He has published extensively on civilizational dialogue, international politics, religion, human rights and Malaysian society. The author and editor of more than 20 books in English and Malay, many of his writings have been translated into other languages. Among Chandra’s major publications are Protector (1979); Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia (1987); Human Rights and the New World Order (1993), Rights, Religion and Reform (2002), Global Ethic or Global Hegemony? (2005), Hegemony: Justice; Peace (2008) and Religion & Governance (2009).
In l977, he founded a multi-ethnic social reform group called Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN) which he led for 14 years. Today, apart from his role in JUST, Chandra sits on the board of a number of international NGOs concerned with social justice and civilizational dialogue. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the newly established Yayasan 1Malaysia.
Chandra also travels abroad frequently, giving lectures and speaking at seminars and conferences. He is also a regular speaker at meetings at home in Malaysia.
Chandra is a recipient of a number of academic and community awards from overseas.
Chandra is married to Mariam Mohd. Hashim and they have two daughters.
Courtesy of JUST International.