For the third time in his academic career, Prof. Julkipli M. Wadi is the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) dean. His appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its 1367th meeting on Jan. 27.
He succeeded Prof. Macrina A. Morados, PhD who served for two terms (2016-2019, 2019-2022). Wadi was first appointed as IIS dean in 2009 and was appointed for his second term in 2012 which he served until 2015.
Wadi has been teaching for more than 20 years and is a known scholar of Islamic studies and political thought. He specializes in history of Muslim Filipinos, Bangsamoro struggle, Mindanao conflict, Islamic spirituality, and political thought in Islam.
He authored publications on Islamic studies; among them are “Challenge and Responsibility of Philippine Muslim Community” (2014) and “Braving Muslim–Christian Dialogue in the Philippines” (2005). He also wrote “BBL: Sovereignty versus Substate” in Integrated Bar of the Philippines Journal: Special Issue on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (2015) and “The Philippines and Bangsamoro Polity: Breaking the Sisyphean Ordeal” in Asian Studies Journal (2012). Wadi who has a master’s degree (Islamic studies) from UPD will serve until 2025.