Dr. Uqbah Iqbal is a Socioeconomic Researcher at Research for Social Advancement. Winning
Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, he was the recipient of
Research University Fellowship Scheme, Graduate on Time Award and Outstanding Student Award
from Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities as well as the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and
the only Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia. He's authoring notable books/ebooks such as The Historical Development of
the Malay Nationalism Before Independence, The Historical Development of the Malay Society
Economic Nature During Pre-Colonial Era, The Historical Development of British Investment in
Malaya Before the Second World War, The Historical Development of Foreign Investment in the
Formation of the Malaysian Economy and Sejarah Pemikiran Pandang Ke Timur: Kepentingan Jepun
Dalam Pembangunan Sosio-Ekonomi Malaysia (1906-1980). His publications have appeared in a
wide range of international and national journals such as TAWARIKH, SUSURGALUR, Management
and Administrative Sciences Review, Social and Basic Sciences Research Review, Jurnal
Kemanusiaan, Jurnal Sejarah, Jurnal Pengajian Melayu, Jebat, International Journal of Social
Science and Humanities Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Asian
Social Science and Geografia. He's also actively in the editorial board such as Asian Social Science,
International Journal of Art and Literature, International Journal of Archaeology and History, American
Journal of Social Sciences, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
Humanities and Social Sciences, History Research and Pratidhwani the Echo. Through his
involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 15 of his reviewed books received
Awards.
