Zafar Ahmad

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani is a stateless Rohingya human rights defender based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is the founder and President of MERHROM, a community-based organisation which supports Rohingya refugees and other oppressed ethnic minorities from Myanmar.

Through his work with MERHROM, he advocates for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, works to combat human trafficking and promotes the rights of the Rohingya minority and the establishment of democracy in Myanmar. Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani sought protection in Malaysia in 1992 and was recognised as a refugee in 2004.