Anwar Fazal

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Anwar Fazal (born 15 July 1941 in the village of Malaysia) is a leading civil society activist in multiverse issues including consumer, health, environment, urban governance, heritage and peace. In 1982, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "fighting for the rights of consumers and helping them to do the same."^[1]

In 1978, he became the first person from the Third World to become president of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU).^[2][1] In the following years he became a crucial figure in the international consumer movement, founding several global networks, which he called “a new wave of the consumer movement.”^[2][1] These included the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), founded in 1979; the Health Action International (HAI), created in 1981; and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), formed in 1982.^[1]