{{Short description|Malaysian environmental activist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{More footnotes|date=March 2017}}
'''Anwar Fazal''' (born 15 July 1941 in the village of Malaysia) is a leading civil society activist in multiverse issues including consumer, health, environment, urban governance, heritage and peace. In 1982, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "fighting for the rights of consumers and helping them to do the same."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Anwar Fazal |url=https://rightlivelihood.org/the-change-makers/find-a-laureate/anwar-fazal/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Right Livelihood |language=en}}</ref>
In 1978, he became the first person from the Third World to become president of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Multinational Monitor, July 1982 |url=https://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1982/07/interview-fazal.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=multinationalmonitor.org}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In the following years he became a crucial figure in the international consumer movement, founding several global networks, which he called “a new wave of the consumer movement.”<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> These included the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), founded in 1979; the Health Action International (HAI), created in 1981; and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), formed in 1982.<ref name=":1" />
==Honors, recognition==
*Conferred the Right Livelihood Award for his work in promoting and protecting the public interest in 1982.<ref name=":1" /> *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.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} *In 1988, he was presented with the "Global 500" Award by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for his work on consumers and the environment.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * 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.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} *Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Law from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (the National University) in Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang in 1999.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * 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{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * Currently serves on the jury of the Goldman Environmental Prize, among the largest awards for grassroots environmental activists.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * Awarded Langkawi Environmental Award 2007 by the Malaysian government on 5 June 2008 in conjunction with World Environment Day.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * 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).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * Anwar was awarded the 2013 International Tower Person Award for Consumer Education by Technische Universität Berlin, Germany .{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} * Anwar Fazal was given the honour to deliver the 150th Mahatma Gandhi Anniversary Lecture at the Chulalongkorn University's Indian Studies Centre in Bangkok on 19 July 2019. * Anwar Fazal is also known by the soubriquet Father of the Malaysian NGO Movement.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
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==External links== *[http://www.anwarfazal.net Anwar Fazal Official website]
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Category:1941 births Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Living people Category:Malaysian Muslims Category:Malaysian activists