Mohammed Ansori Nawawi *68

Mohammed died May 21, 2024, in Wayland, Mass.

Born Sept. 22, 1937, in Lumpatan, South Sumatra, as a youth he experienced the Japanese occupation of his country and the subsequent independence rebellion. After studying at the Methodist English School in Palembang, he worked at Standard Oil and became active in the union movement.

Awarded a Wien Scholarship for international students, Mohammed attended Brandeis and graduated in 1963. At Princeton, he earned a Ph.D. in politics in 1968.

Mohammed began his academic career at Wellesley and went on to faculty positions at the University of Singapore, Silliman University in the Philippines, and the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, where he was dean of social studies. He was also a research fellow at the Australian National University.

He founded the Yayasan Nawawi Foundation for the education of students from primary school to university.

Mohammed is survived by his wife, Anne; daughters Celia, Alys, and Peri; and grandson Alexander.

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