Anwar Fazal (born 1941 in the village of Sungei Bayor, Perak, Malaysia) is a leading civil society activist in multiverse issues including consumer, health, environment, urban governance, heritage and peace. In 1982, he was awarded the

Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob v ...

for "fighting for the rights of consumers and helping them to do the same."

Honors, recognition

*Conferred the

for his work in promoting and protecting the public interest in 1982. *Awarded the title "Activist of the Year" in 1983 by Ralph Nader's magazine, Multinational Monitor, and elected to the "Environmental Hall of Fame" by Mother Earth News. *In 1988, he was presented with the "Global 500" Award by the

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(UNEP) for his work on consumers and the environment. * Awarded the International Health Award in 1995 by the La Leche League for his work in promoting the welfare of mothers and children world over. *Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Law from

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...

(the National University) in

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in 1997 and Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from

Universiti Sains Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 'Science University of Malaysia'; abbreviated as USM) is a public research university in Malaysia. Founded on 1 June 1969 as a statutory body with its own constitution, it is among the oldest institutes of higher l ...

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

in 1999. * Conferred

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by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel,

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, USA on 21 October 2006 * Currently serves on the jury of the

Goldman Environmental Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. ...

, among the largest awards for grassroots environmental activists. * Awarded Langkawi Environmental Award 2007 by the Malaysian government on 5 June 2008 in conjunction with World Environment Day. * Anwar Fazal was appointed Director of the Right Livelihood College located at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, which brings together all the Recipients of the Right Livelihood Award. He concurrently holds the position of Professor at the USM Center for Public Policy and International Studies (CenPris). * Anwar was awarded the 2013 International Tower Person Award for Consumer Education by Technische Universität Berlin, Germany . * Anwar Fazal was given the honour to deliver the 150th Mahatma Gandhi Anniversary Lecture at the Chulalongkorn University’s Indian Studies Centre in Bangkok on 19 July 2019. * Anwar Fazal is also known by the soubriquet Father of the Malaysian NGO Movement.

External links

Anwar Fazal Official website
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