Our Team
Pushpan Murugiah
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Pushpan Murugiah is an accomplished individual with a diverse background. He holds a Masters of Business Administration and is a law graduate from the University of London. Over the past 20 years, he has gained extensive experience in the corporate sector, working in various roles within banking and investment companies. His areas of expertise include compliance, good governance, operational management, human resource management, corporate management, and corporate consultancy. His previous attachment also included working with the IPPF ESEAOR-TSF project under UNAIDS.
Pushpan has also made contributions in the field of research and writing. He has written about corruption and has been involved in research papers on topics such as mutual legal assistance, asset recovery, and economic policy corruption, including the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Additionally, he was a founding committee member of C4 Center.
Outside of his professional endeavours, Pushpan is an active member of the People’s Medic, a coalition of paramedics, doctors, and surgeons who provide paramedic services during public rallies. He is deeply passionate about various causes, including anti-corruption efforts, environmental conservation, children’s rights, and biodiversity issues.
In his leisure time, Pushpan enjoys reading, scuba diving, engaging in nature activities, and traveling. His diverse interests reflect his curiosity and zest for life.
Arief Hamizan
Head of Research & Policy Advocacy
Arief Hamizan is the Head of Research and Policy Advocacy at C4 Center, where he leads research and advocacy on a broad range of reform issues, including whistleblower protection, freedom of information, political financing, and environmental governance.
He holds an MSc Comparative Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh, graduating with distinction as a Chevening Scholar. His dissertation investigated the relationship between colonial land regimes and the construction of indigenous identity in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and its impact upon policymaking following independence.
Arief also holds an LLB from the International Islamic University Malaysia and completed his pupillage at a major Malaysian law firm, where he worked in corporate litigation with a focus on anti-corruption issues and government abuses of power.
Farhana Baharin
Finance & Administrative Officer
Farhana is the Finance and Administrative Officer who has dedicated several years to supporting programs, financial management, and administrative tasks at C4 Center. She completed three years of studies in Accounting and has worked in the corporate sector for nine years before joining the organization. Farhana also handles the admin works at C4 Center. She is a mom who during her free time enjoys outdoor activities such as camping and hiking with her boys.
Intan Fauzi
Finance & Administrative Clerk
Intan completed her studies in Secretarial Science which involve a range of
administrative support task to ensure smooth operation within the organization.
She is passionate about providing essential support in any work environment,
from managing schedules and correspondence. She loves cats.
Wong Si Peng
Event & Projects Officer
Si Peng has been a professional event manager for over 20 years overseeing corporate events in various industries ranging from IT, pharmaceutical to automobile organizing product launches, international and regional conferences, award ceremonies and sport events such as marathons and fun runs. She is also a qualified scuba diving instructor with the aim of training safe new divers with appreciation towards marine conservation. Since 2022 her areas of work in C4 Center expanded to include coordinating the research on waste trade and advocacy for a strong global plastic treaty.
Bryan Cheah
Research Officer
Bryan is a law graduate from the University of London external programme, and has had prior experience working for a human rights organisation as well as for a university research centre, focusing on drug policy and prison reform amidst COVID-19. Bryan’s current areas of research in C4 Center cover COVID-19 pandemic and governance issues related to the transparency of public procurement of healthcare services.
Nabila Syuhada Zulkeflee
Environmental Governance Research Officer
Nabila is an Environmental Technology graduate from MARA University of Technology. Prior to joining C4 Center, she was a Scientific Education Officer at Dark Cave and later joined Malaysian Cave and Karst Conservancy where she advocated for the conservation of Batu Caves. Nabila has also worked in the manufacturing sector, where she dealt with compliance issues and curbing industrial pollution under Environmental Quality Act 1974 to curb industrial pollution.
Prishanth Linggaraj
Policy & Legal Research Officer
Prishanth holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Taylor’s University, Malaysia, where he wrote a dissertation on the unconstitutionality of sodomy laws under the Penal Code based upon a comparative analysis of various Commonwealth jurisdictions. Subsequently he went on to complete his pupillage with a commercial law firm based in Mont Kiara and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2023. He also has experience volunteering with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and a grassroots queer rights movement, and spends his free time reading about postcolonial theory and literature from the global south.
Benjamin Tiong Kung Chuon
Research & Communications Officer
Through his role as Research and Communications Officer at C4 Center, Benjamin combines his background in media studies with his keen interest in current affairs to contribute to the organisation’s advocacy and investigative works. His work sees him scrutinise the government’s commitment to their anti-corruption pledges and wider reform policies, primarily via the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028 (NACS). Previously, Benjamin co-authored a report titled, “Navigating Reform: Challenges and Opportunities in the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028” which evaluated the effectiveness of the NACS as an anti-corruption policy. A first class graduate from UCSI University with a degree in Mass Communication, where he majored in journalism, Benjamin is determined to uncover unseen instances of corruption that have served to widen social inequality in the country.
Asyraf Abdul Samad
Social Media & Campaigns Officer
Asyraf Abdul Samad is the Social Media and Campaigns Officer. He graduated with honours from Limkokwing University with a degree in Broadcasting and Journalism, and has worked for several news organisations in Malaysia, including the New Straits Times and The Star. He previously co-directed a documentary film about the struggles of government hospital cleaners in Malaysia, which was screened at the Freedom Film Festival in 2019. The film, titled Bila Kami Bersatu, featured interviews with cleaners and their union leaders, receiving positive reviews in its honest highlighting of their plight.
Asyraf is passionate in his aspiration to expose injustices and human rights abuses. Born to a diplomat father, he grew up in various third world countries and witnessed the harsh realities of poor and failed states. He uses his creative talents to tell stories that matter and raise awareness on issues that affect the most vulnerable. He is an active member of Amnesty International Malaysia, where he served as the Youth Representative to the Board of Governance until 2021.