Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Yang Berbahagia Prof. Tan Sri
Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia
Assumed office
1 August 2018
Chancellor Ahmad Shah
Preceded by Prof. Dr. Zaleha Kamaruddin
Chairman of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Board of Directors
Assumed office
1 April 2016
Chancellor Muhriz
Preceded by Dr. Abdul Shukor Husin
Personal details
Born 1953
Malaysia
Alma mater Universiti Sains Malaysia
University of Strathclyde
Occupation Education specialist

Prof. Tan Sri Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak (born 1953) is a Malaysian educationist and scientist. He is Chairman of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Board of Directors since 1 April 2016[1][2] and Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) since 1 August 2018.

Education

Dzulkifli obtained a degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and a degree of Master of Science in Pharmacology from University of Strathclyde.

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the World Academy of Art and Science, and the Malaysian Institute of Management. He is also Honorary Lifetime Member of Asian Academy of Management.

Career

Dzulkifli started his career as an academician at USM, where he became its Vice Chancellor from 2000 to 2011. He then left USM to become Vice Chancellor of Albukhary International University before moving to USIM to become a Distinguished Fellow at its Faculty of Leadership and Management and Chair of Islamic Leadership in 2014.

Prior to joining USIM, he served as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Policy and Management from 1995 to 2010 and the WHO Scientific Committee of Tobacco Product Regulation from 2004 to 2006. He was also President of the International Association of Universities from 2012 to 2016.

On 1 April 2016, Dzulkifli was appointed as Chairman of USIM Board of Directors for a three-year term.[2]

On 1 August 2018, Dzulkifli, who was a Visiting Professor of IIUM between 2011 and 2013[3], succeeded Professor Dato' Sri Dr. Zaleha Kamaruddin as Rector of IIUM. He is expected to hold the office for a three-year term.

Honours

Universitas 21 awarded Gilbert Medal to Dzulkifli on 4 May 2017 in recognition of his contributions to education.[4] He was also awarded with honorary doctorates for the same. He was made a Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Portsmouth, University of Nottingham and Mykolas Romeris University, and a Honorary Doctor of Educational Science by Istanbul Commerce University.

Honour of Malaysia

Family

Dzulkifi is the second child of Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid[6], the sole Malaysian suvivor of Hiroshima bombing that took place in 1945.

He is married to Masrah Abidin and has four children.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dzulkifli dilantik Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah USIM". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Othman, Mohd. Zaini (1 April 2016). "Tan Sri Dato' Prof. Dzulkifli Abdul Razak dilantik Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah USIM". Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak". aei.um.edu.my. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Prof Dzulkifli receives award - Education | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  6. ↑ "Cikgu Razak survivor Hiroshima meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Biodata: Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Professor Tan Sri Dato'". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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