Dr Mustafa Izzuddin’s decades of voluntary leadership have churned out a range of sustainable socio-cultural programmes as well as being a leading voice in interfaith bridge-building. His foundation champions educational causes, including scholarships to university students. Izzuddin is also an academic with hundreds of published writings and presentations done in relation to Southeast Asia, and the nexus between Islam and International Relations. He became the first Singaporean to be designated an ASEAN Fulbright Fellow by the US State Department, and remains the only Singaporean to be awarded the prestigious fellowship on civilizational dialogue by ICESCO. He was presented with the national appreciation plaque by the President of Singapore for his services.