The Perdana Leadership Foundationis a foundation established to preserve, research and disseminate information on the past Prime Ministers of Malaysia. The foundation’s main aim is to increase awareness of Malaysia’s intellectual heritage based on its belief that past leadership can provide important resources and insights for future development and to initiate greater understanding and co-operation through research and idea-sharing, while inspiring a positive change in the values of individuals and organizations throughout the world.

Dr. Michael Levi has degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton and Cardiff Universities and has been Professor of Criminology at Cardiff University since 1991. He has been conducting international research on the control of fraud and organized crime, corruption and money laundering, and the financing of terrorism since 1972, and has conducted a wide range of studies on these, publishing widely on these subjects as well as editing major journals. In addition to his academic post, he is a Senior Research Fellow at the Rand Europe and an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.

Dr. Adam Graycar, a recipient for his contributions to the field of corruption studies within the category of Academic Research and Education, is the author of over 250 corruption-related scholarly publications. Alongside this, he is an editor of a number of prestigious academic journals, has two doctorates from the University of New South Wales, and is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

The Center for the Study of Democracy was founded in 1989 as a public policy institute that promotes the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society. The organization’s mission is to build bridges between scholars and policymakers, and it does so by engaging scholars to publish research related to countering corruption, good governance, crime and security, and civil society development.

ONG Tolotsoa is an NGO from Madagascar, created in 2010, whose work focuses on the development, improvement, and promotion of democracy through the civic engagement of young people and students. The organization brings together volunteer students spread over seven towns in Madagascar. These young people carry out voluntary civic activities aimed at consolidating democracy and contributing to the development of Madagascar, and their work has quickly become one of the main levers of social and economic development in Madagascar. Through the activities of ONG Tolotsoa, young people can become aware of the importance of their contribution in the development of their country.

Mr. Riad Kobaissi, has been a media figure for over a decade in Lebanon. Long before Lebanese journalists embraced the culture of investigative journalism, Mr. Kobaissi was a pioneer in this field, who reshaped the media sphere in the region with his research and television reports about corruption in Lebanese administrations. His work lifting the cover on corruption and holding government figures to account in Lebanon has inspired young men and women in various fields, in particular journalism students, to fight for transparency and integrity in their country.

Instituto Observatório Político e Socioambiental, created in 2018 in Brazil, assists civil society in the inspection of public spending, and empowers the people, groups, and organizations that are fighting for institutional reforms and public awareness. The institute uses innovative technology solutions to improve the monitoring of investigation processes, to establish detection networks, and to create partnerships between non-governmental organizations, universities, public authorities and other entities. The OPS Institute works to instill the belief in Brazilian citizens that being an active participant in social control is fundamental for Brazil to flourish and develop.

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award

The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame honoured the winners of 4th edition of HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani InternationalAnti-Corruption Excellence Award in a ceremony at Kigali Convention Centre.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 7th December 2018: Organizations, individuals and entities from Asia, North America, Africa, Oceania and Europe were recognised at the Third annual Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award 2018.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 7th December 2018: Organizations, individuals and entities from Asia, North America, Africa, Oceania and Europe were recognised at the Third annual Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award 2018.

In Vienna at the Hofburg Palace, organisations, individuals and groups from Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa, were recognised at the inaugural Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Anti-Corruption Excellence Awards.

The annual Award ceremony took place at the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) and acknowledged outstanding contributions towards the prevention of and the fight against corruption around the world.