Daniel Perret is a historian and archaeologist with the École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), currently serving as the Head of the EFEO Centre in Kuala Lumpur. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales – EHESS), Paris, in 1994, and has since conducted research in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand. His research interests encompass the archaeology and history of proto-urban and urban sites in Southeast Asia (9th – early 20th centuries); the art history of Islamic tombs in maritime Southeast Asia (14th – 18th centuries); the history of South Asian communities in maritime Southeast Asia (late 13th – late 17th centuries); and the history of epigraphic research in Southeast Asia. His most recent publication is: 2024 (online release in 2025) – Daniel Perret & Heddy Surachman (eds.). Kota Cina: A Settlement in the Strait of Malacca (Late Eleventh – Early Fourteenth Centuries CE). Jakarta: KPG (Gramedia), Association Archipel (Special Issue 4), École française d’Extrême-Orient, and BRIN (the National Research and Innovation Agency), in two volumes.
