Lilianne Fan

Lilianne Fan is a cultural anthropologist and humanitarian expert with over two decades of experience focusing on displaced and conflict-affected populations. She is the co-founder and International Director of the Geutanyoe Foundation, a regional humanitarian organization operating in Malaysia and Aceh, Indonesia, dedicated to empowering marginalised communities, including refugees and stateless persons.

Fan also serves as the Chair of the Rohingya Working Group under the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and leads the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia on Refugee Policy. Fan has extensive experience advising institutions like the UN, World Bank, and ASEAN on humanitarian issues.

Her career includes leading post-crisis recovery missions, such as in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and in Aceh following the 2004 tsunami. She holds a Master’s in Anthropology from Columbia University.