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Academic Qualifications
- Doctorate in History & Civilization - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Human Sciences in History & Civilization - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BSC Honors) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Matriculation Certificate in Biological Science - Certificate, International Islamic University Malaysia
- - MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET),
Siti Hadija binti Mohd (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
hadijamohd@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Hadija Mohd is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History & Civilization, AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM. She is an interdisciplinary academic and trainer based in Malaysia with 18 years of cumulative experience across academia, training, consultancy and laboratory work. Her diverse background bridges the humanities and sciences.
Her research and teaching interests include (1) Malaysian social and public history, (2) Islamic history, (3) 20th-century nationalist movements in selected Islamic nations, (4) historical perspectives in management and entrepreneurship, (5) action-experiential learning (AxL), (6) academia-industry collaboration and (7) humanistic social sciences.
Dr. Hadija has held academic positions at the International Islamic University Malaysia (Assistant Professor), City University Malaysia (Associate Professor), Asia School of Business (Senior Lecturer), and Management and Science University (Lecturer). Notably, she was a Visiting Scholar at the MIT in 2022 at the Sloan School of Management, where she contributed to the ASB–MIT Spring Immersion Program. Onsite in Boston, Massachusetts, she supported both academic and student affairs in subjects such as negotiation, entrepreneurship and system dynamics.
Originally trained in biomedical and molecular sciences, Dr. Hadija began her career in scientific laboratories and science education before transitioning into the humanities and social sciences; an interdisciplinary path that now defines her academic identity. Her current and most recent teaching and training portfolio include History (Islamic, Medieval, Modern, Public), Sustainability, Culture and General Management.
Currently, while serving the IIUM, she also serves the Malaysian MoHE as a Fellow under the Pemikir Muda Negara Program (AKEPT–MoHE) and as a Tela’ah Fellow (MoHE). Beyond academia, she also co-chairs Akademi Tenggara, a social enterprise focusing on education, community service, upskilling, scholarship and publication. Dr. Hadija continues to contribute her expertise through her involvement as an Academic Think-Tank Fellow with the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific (KSI), where she supports initiatives on academia-industry collaboration, policy development as well as public discourse on culture, history, and social innovation. Her ongoing mission is to strengthen the bridge between intellectual inquiry, experiential learning and real-world impact in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ History of Political Development in Malaysia - Political and Legal History of Selected Institution/s in Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILISATION | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| ORIENTALISM | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| PUBLIC HISTORY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| THE ABBASID CALIPHATE, 750-1258 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2024/2025 |
Research Projects
Completed
| 2024 - 2025 | Profiling Gombak and Its Constituents i.e. people and villages Through Archival Research: A Socio-Cultural and Historical Mapping |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | HERITAGE REIMAGINED: ISLAMIC AND ASEAN PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HISTORY |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2025 | A comparative study of the early Minangkabau and Bawean settlers in Gombak traditional villages: A case study of Kampung Simpang Tiga and Kampung Sg Chinchin. In: 6 th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Social Sciences, Education and Engineering 2025, |
| 2025 | The Bawean communities of Gombak: a historical analysis of migration, social integration, and economic contributions. In: 6th International Conference on Management, Education, Social Sciences and Innovation 2025 (ICMESSI2025), |
| 2025 | Tracing Malay traditional villages in the Mukim of Setapak from socio-cultural and historical lenses. In: 7 th Kuala Lumpur International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference 2025 (KLIMAC2025), |