Key Personnel

Professor Abd Malak, AM

Director, Diversity Health Institute

Professor Abd Malak has been working in the field of health, mental health and social welfare for the last 30 years. His career has encompassed the areas of service provision, policy, planning and management.

Abd has written and published in the areas of mental health, suicide, cross-cultural work, management and social justice.  Throughout his career Abd has been a passionate social justice and human rights advocate.

He has also spear-headed the development of leading state and national initiatives, for example, Multicultural Mental Health Australia, Diversity Health Institute and Global Health Institute as well as, the implementation of the Integrated Health Care Cluster in Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS), which includes Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol, Community Health, NGO Grants, Primary Health Care and other statewide services. 

Since 2005 Abd has held the position of Executive Director, Workforce and Organisational Development in Sydney West Area Health Service (servicing 1.5 million, $2 million budget and approximately 20 000 staff).  In this role he has a responsibility for workforce: planning, development, recruitment and retention, in addition to organisational redesign, innovation and reform.

Abd is also Honorary President of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) and the Convenor of the Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations (APRO).

In 2002 Abd was honoured to be included in the Australian Honours List as a Member in the Order Of Australia for his service to migrant communities. 

Professor Malak is an Professor of  the University of Western Sydney, School of Medicine.

Locked Bag 7118
Paramatta BC NSW 2150
AUSTRALIA  

Email:  dhi@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au