Prof. Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria
Head of the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia on Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG) Chair, Society for the Promotion of SDGs, Malaysia
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biography
Prof. Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria is the Head of the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia on Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG), appointed by Malaysian Parliament House on Oct 17, 2019. He is also Chair of the Society for the Promotion of SDGs and Hon. Professor at the Institute of Ethnic Studies UKM.
He is an Adjunct Professor for School of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (SAHUSS) since Feb 20206. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Alumni PTD.
Datuk Denison holds a PhD in sociology (1996) from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom. He is a Chevening scholar (recipient of the British High Commissioners Award (1993-1996).