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BIOGRAPHY
Hafidzi Razali is a public affairs strategist and government advisor with extensive experience in government relations, strategic communications, crisis management, and policy development. As CEO of Strategic Counsel and former Director at Consulum and BowerGroupAsia, he has led initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and government entities, engaging C-suite executives and Ministers to drive policy and commercial agendas.
Hafidzi’s prior roles include managing law reform at the Securities Commission Malaysia, serving as a Legal & Policy Advisor to Rwanda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry under the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office program, and public policy consulting for Singapore-based ZICO Advisory upon his return from the Fulbright Graduate Study and Research Program in the United States.
EDUCATION
Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Pennsylvania Law School
Executive Education, Social & E-Commerce Landscape - Market Structures, Business Models & Digitising Informal Economy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
FIELDS OF PRACTICE
Public Affairs
Policy Communications
Political and Regulatory Risk
Campaigns
PRACTICE AREAS
Trade and Investments
Financial and capital markets
Technology
Infrastructure
Semiconductor
Automotive
FMCG
Tourism
Commodities
ASEAN
SELECT PUBLICATION
(2026, January 12–18). My Say: Use Visit Malaysia 2026 to fix gaps in policy and delivery. The Edge Malaysia Weekly https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/788806
(2026, October 23). Key considerations ahead of the 47th Asean Summit. The Edge Malaysia https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/775207
(2025, May 26–June 1). My Say: Asean’s next 20 years: What to expect from the ACV2045 vision. The Edge Malaysia Weekly https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/756643
(2025, August 11). Finding the regulatory balance amidst Malaysia’s e-commerce growth. Tech for Good Institute https://techforgoodinstitute.org/insights/country-spotlights/finding-the-regulatory-balance-amidst-malaysias-e-commerce-growth/
(2020, June) Rwanda’s new knowledge economy. (n.d.). Oxford Policy Fellowship https://www.policyfellowship.org/rwandas-new-knowledge-economy/
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