The History of the Look-To-Israel Idea in Malaysia (1957-2003)

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: When it's a matter of relations with Israel, the Malaysian government such as on the horns because any incident could impact the government's image in the eyes of the people. A brief review of Malaysia-Israel relations historiography reveals that while there is a large amount of literature on the negative aspects between the two countries, not much is written about the positive aspects of the past, bringing to the Look-To-Israel idea. This study will examine the extent of the Malaysian government's acceptance against Israeli involvement in this country, the sectors involved, contributing to the importance of this study because it identifies the scale and scope of the relationship between Israel and Malaysia despite the absence of diplomatic relations over the years. Answers to these questions will provide the basis for determining and understanding the level of relations between the Israeli government and the Malaysian government.

Winning Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, Dr. Uqbah Iqbal was the recipient of Research University Fellowship Scheme, MyBrain 15 (MyPhD) Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, Graduate on Time Award, Outstanding Student Award, the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and the sole Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of the National University of Malaysia. He's authoring 66 books/ebooks and his 294 articles appeared in international and national journals. He's joining the editorial board of 85 journals. In the process, he became Chief Editor, Associate Editor, Guest Editor, International Advisory Board, Conference Organizer and Review Committee. He's also a reviewer for 232 journals and 8 book publishing companies/book websites. Until now, he has published 460 publications as well as rate 1,399 submissions for WEBook and reviewed 1,475 manuscripts and articles for journals and conferences. Through his involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 15 of his reviewed books received Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. Through his involvement in the academic world from 2016 - present, various organizations recognize his talent, among others are Valuable Author, Editor and Reviewer under Management Journals Category; one of the brilliant and most gifted minds of this century; World Champion candidate in Social Science & Humanities; recipient of Dr.h.c. of Humanity and Candidate for Interview of World's 500 Most Influential People on Earth in 2018. Currently, there are 118 book companies around the world that are selling his books/ebooks.