Rahimah Ima Abdulrahim

Professional Experience
August 2010 Present Executive Director - The Habibie Center, Jakarta, Indonesia As the Executive Director, I am directly responsible for the activities and day-to-day running of the Center. My responsibilities include steering the programs and research to be in line with the mission of The Habibie Center, which is to establish a structurally and culturally democratic society that acknowledges, honors and promotes human rights, as well as to study and advocate issues in the development of democracy and human rights, and to promote and advance effective human resources management and the socialization of technology. February 2002 August 2010 Indonesia Program & Communications Manager The Habibie Center, Jakarta,

Under the Director for Program and Research and the Director for Communication , I am responsible for coordinating the programs conducted by The Habibie Center. I also assist in maintaining The Habibie Centers relations with International Organizations and Foreign Missions in Indonesia. Manager, ASEAN Studies Program a program created in response to the growing interest in ASEAN as an institution as well as the relations between Member Countries Co-editor of the Monthly publication PostScript which provides an analysis of political and economic issues in Indonesia. Executive Producer of the Weekly TV Discussion Bincang Bincang THC aired on Q-Channel in Jakarta, Indonesia Responsible for international affairs and correspondence for the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Presdient B.J. Habibie) November 2001 September 2002 - Legislative Fellow (APSA - The Asia Foundation Fellow) Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, United States Congress Recipient of the American Political Science Association - The Asia Foundation Congressional Fellowship. Ofce of

As the Legislative Fellow, I primarily conducted research and drafted legislation for the Congresswoman. The issues I covered included International Relations, Womens Health, International Women, HIV-AIDS, and a variety of other issues which were required by the Congresswoman. Assisted with the Administrative affairs of the Congressional Caucus on Womens Issues (Womens Caucus) of which the Congresswoman at that time was the Democratic Chair. Assisted the Congresswomen with the Caucus efforts to provide assistance to the women in Afghanistan.

February 2000 September 2002 Executive Secretary/Junior Fellow - The Habibie Center, Jakarta, Indonesia As the Executive Secretary, I worked directly under the Executive Director and the Associate Directors and thus responsible for correspondence, and overseeing activities conducted by the Center. I also assisted in the establishment

and maintenance of the Centers relations with International Organizations and Foreign Missions in Indonesia. In addition, I was also responsible for the contents of the Centers Website (www.habibiecenter.or.id)

Education
2009 - 2010

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of
Management Executive Program, IDEAS (Innovative Dynamic Education and Action for Sustainability) Indonesia A program jointly created and managed by MIT Sloan School of Management and United in Diversity Indonesia

2004 - present
University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
PhD Candidate in the School of Political, Social and International Studies Thesis: Issues of Accountability in the Indonesian Parliament - In progress 1997 - 1998
School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK M.A. in International Studies and Diplomacy Subjects included: International Relations, International Law, General Diplomatic Studies and Practice. Dissertation title: Democracy and Islam in Indonesia: Past and Present 1992- 1996
International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia B.HSc (Hons) in Political Science specializing in International Relations and Minoring in Islamic Revealed Knowledge

Organizational Experience
2011 - Present Lentera Indonesia @lenteraID - Board of Advisors

2011 - Present
Drive Books, Not Cars, @drivebooksjkt - Co-founder, Core Team Member, 2007 present US Indonesia Society (USINDO) - Board of Advisors

2005 2008 Indonesian Students Association (PPI) United Kingdom Norwich Branch President and Senior Advisor 1992- 1996
International Students Society - IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Referrals
Prof. Dr. -Ing, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Prof. Dr. Dewi Fortuna Anwar Former President of the Republic of Indonesia Deputy for Political Affairs, Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Ofce of the Vice President of the Republic of Habibie Center Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Email: bjh_indo@yahoo.com Email: dfanwar@yahoo.com