Dato’ Dr Tengku Aizan Tengku Hamid is a pioneer of gerontology in Malaysia with over 30 years of experience in ageing research and social policy. She holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies (Gerontology) from Iowa State University.
In 2002, she founded a multidisciplinary research centre on ageing and a graduate programme in gerontology, which later evolved into the Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing®) in 2015. She served as its founding Director until 2020, leading major advancements in research, graduate education, and policy development.
Dr Tengku Aizan has led and contributed to more than 80 research projects for national and international agencies. Her expertise includes social policy, retirement, active ageing, age-friendly environments, and the social determinants of health. She played a key role in shaping the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing adopted by ASEAN leaders in 2015.
Her contributions have been widely recognised, including the conferment of the title Dato’ in 2018 and the Anugerah Wanita Warga Emas in 2022. A Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), she serves on several national and international advisory boards. She is currently Chair of the Board of the Private Pension Administrator Malaysia and remains an active independent consultant on gerontology and population ageing in the region, including as an expert resource person for the ASEAN Centre for Ageing and Innovations (ACAI).