Anwar Fazal
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Anwar Fazal is a grassroots environmental activist. He was trained at the University of Malaya
in Economics and Education. "Fazal is probably the most influential figure in the worldwide consumer movement, a 'whole earth' coalition of citizens dedicated to helping protect the health of our babies and our bodies, and the conditions of our air, water, and land." Source
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
in Economics and Education. "Fazal is probably the most influential figure in the worldwide consumer movement, a 'whole earth' coalition of citizens dedicated to helping protect the health of our babies and our bodies, and the conditions of our air, water, and land." Source
Honors, recognition
- Conferred the Right Livelihood AwardRight Livelihood AwardThe Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
, popularly called the "Alternative Nobel Prize" 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 United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeThe United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
(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 MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaThe National University of Malaysia is a public university located in Bangi, Selangor which is about 35 km south of Kuala Lumpur...
(the National University) in Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
in 1997 and Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Universiti Sains MalaysiaUniversiti Sains MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Malaysia is a public university with its main campus in Penang, Malaysia. There are three branch campuses: one in mainland Penang , one in Kelantan on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and a offshore collaboration with a university in India...
in PenangPenangPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
in 1999. - Conferred Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College in Atlanta,Georgia, USA on 21 October 2006
- Currently serves on the jury of the Goldman Environmental PrizeGoldman Environmental PrizeThe 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. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
, among the largest awards for grassroots environmental activists. - Awarded Langkawi Environmental Award 2007 by the Malaysian government on the 5th of 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 Fazal is also known by the soubriquet Father of the Malaysian NGO Movement.