Imaduddin Abdullah is the Director of International Collaboration and External Affairs at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance and has been a researcher at the institute since 2011. His work primarily focuses on the intersection of economic development, natural resources, and political economy. He holds a PhD in International and Development Economics from King’s College London and two master’s degrees: a Master in Public Policy (MPP) from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan and a Master in Development Studies (M.Sc.) from Lund University in Sweden.