Nadia Madjid

Nadia Madjid is the director of the East Asia and Pacific division which is comprised of ten language services: Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Thai, Tibetan, and Vietnamese. Prior to her current position, Madjid served as the chief, VOA Indonesian service. Madjid piloted VOA Indonesian’s TV programming in 2000 and expanded its digital audience on all social media platforms during her years leading the Service. Madjid is an author who have co-writted a book on democracy in Indonesia and a series of children’s books in both Indonesian and English. Before joining VOA, Madjid taught English Literature at the University of Indonesia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Indonesia and an M.A. in Humanities from the University of Chicago, specializing in cinema and media studies.