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IIUM World Debate and Oratory Centre (IWON)

IIUM World Debate and Oratory Centre (IWON) would like to congratulate IIUM debaters for their achievements at the Royal Intervarsity Debating Championship organised by the Majlis Debat Universiti Malaysia (MADUM). The championship took place from 5^th – 9^th September 2019 at the Universiti Malaysia Perlis. IIUM has participated with 1 team in each category- namely Bahasa Melayu and English.  IIUM debaters and teams received the following awards:

1.    Champions of the English Category: IIUM team comprising Mohd Hilmy Yazid (AIKOL), Irtza Ali Soomro (AIKOL), Umy Marshita binti Mohamed Azhar (AIKOL) and Qing Yang Zhan @ Syafia (KIRKHS) emerged champions of the English Category of the tournament. In the Grand Final of the English Category, IIUM team defeated the team from the University of Malaya.

2.    Champions of the BM Category: IIUM team comprising Muhammad Wafi Anwar bin Roslan (AIKOL), Muhammad Ilham Hafiz bin Azmi (AIKOL), Nurul Syafiqah Binti Ariffin (AIKOL) and Muhammad Aniq Qawiem Bin Mohamad Sazaly (KOE) emerged the Champions of the BM Category of the tournament. IIUM team in the Bahasa Melayu Grand Final defeated the team from UNIKL.

3.    Best Speakers Awards: IIUM received the following Best Speakers Awards:

-       Overall Best Speaker (English Category): Umi Marshita binti Mohamed Azhar

-       Overall Best Speaker (BM Category): Muhammad Wafi Anwar bin Roslan

-       Grand-Final Best Speaker (BM Category): Muhammad Wafi Anwar bin Roslan