Phar Kim Beng, PhD (Meiji), is a Malaysian scholar and policy analyst, currently serving as Professor of ASEAN Studies and Director of the Institute of Internationalization and ASEAN Studies (IINTAS) at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He was formerly the Senior Writer of The Straits Times Singapore while based at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Harvard University between 1998 and 2001. During his time at Harvard, he received multiple Derek Bok Teaching Distinction Awards for courses such as the Cultural Revolution of China, Modern China, Asian International Relations, Confucianism, War and Peace Since the 15th Century, and Modern Economic History.

Between 2002 and 2003, he was based at the University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong as a Senior Research Associate and Tutor, teaching Politics, Democratic Studies, and Asia-Pacific Track 2 Diplomacy. Over the years, he has published extensively as an op-ed specialist in major regional and international media, including The Straits Times, South China Morning Post, The Edge, Nikkei, Asahi Shimbun, Awani, Bernama, MalaysiaKini, New Straits Times, and The Star, contributing insights on geopolitics, regional integration, and international relations.

He previously served as Director of ASEAN in the Political and Security Community and has been a columnist for The Jakarta Post since August 2019. In addition, he is the CEO of Strategic Pan Indo-Pacific Arena, based in Kuala Lumpur, with plans to expand to London and Cambridge, where he also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Blue Bridge Education Group.