Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is a researcher deeply engaged in exploring the political economy of the China-Indonesia-Middle East relations.
Currently, he serves as the Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS). Additionally, he maintains affiliations with esteemed institutions globally, including the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, the London School of Economics' IDEAS, and the Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies at Busan University of Foreign Studies.
Previously, Zulfikar served as a visiting professor at Bina Nusantara University and Universitas Paramadina.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Zulfikar engages in advisory roles for a diverse array of organizations, including Oxfam, Wikistrat, Gulf State Analytics, Freedom House, Indonesia's Ministry of Finance, Grapevine Asia Partners, Doublethink Lab, and Dialectica, among others. His insights are frequently sought after and he is a regular contributor to esteemed publications such as The New York Times, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia Review, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, and Radio Free Asia.
Zulfikar is the recepient of the 'Outstanding Research' award from the Qatar National Research Fund in 2015, and the 'Most Productive Author' award from The Conversation Indonesia in both 2020 and 2022.
The Most Productive Author 2020 (The Conversation Indonesia)