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Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman
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Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Omar Bin Abdul Rahman |
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Date Appointed to the Board :
5th June 2000
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Qualifications |
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Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Sydney University (1958) |
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Certificate of Pathology, University of Queensland (1959) |
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Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University (1966) |
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Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Sterling, Melbourne, Guelph, Bristol and Queensland and UTM, UKM, and UPM |
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Occupation and Working Experience |
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Began career as Veterinary Research Officer with Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh in 1960 |
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Promoted to Senior Research Officer before assuming the position of Deputy Director of Veterinary Research Institute in 1971 |
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From 1972 to 1987, seconded to Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now Universtiti Putra Malaysia) as Professor of Animal Pathology and Founding Dean of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, later became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs. |
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Appointed Science Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Department in 1984 and served until 2001 |
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Served as Founding Chairman of Technology Park Malaysia Corporation, Founding Joint Chairman of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Founding Chairman of Composite Technology (Research) Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (CTRM) and of the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) |
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Founding and current Chairman, London-based Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management Ltd. (CPTM) |
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Founding and Executive Chairman of Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn. Bhd. from 2001 to 2007 |
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Current position: President and CEO, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) |
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National and International Committees |
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Served on national committees including MITI’s Consultative Panel on Trade and Industry, National Council for Scientific Research and Development, National Development Planning Committee, National Information Technology Council, National Telecommunication Council and Malaysian Veterinary Council. |
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Served on a number of international committees including United Nation’s Council for Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), O.I.C. Ministerial Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (COMSTECH) |
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Served as Joint Convener of the Langkawi International Smart Partnership Dialogues (LID) and Chairman of the Joint-Executive Group for the Southern Africa International Dialogues (SAID) |
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Current member of UNESCO’s Committee on Ethics in Science and Technology (COMEST) |
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Membership of Associations and Academies |
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Senior Fellow and First President, Academy of Sciences Malaysia |
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Board Member, Past President, Fellow and Advisor, Malaysian Scientific Association |
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Past President, Association of Veterinary Surgeons Malaysia |
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Fellow, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) |
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Founding Fellow, Islamic World Academy of Sciences |
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Honorary Fellow, National Academy of Science Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
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Past president, Science Council of Asia |
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Past President, Third World Network of Scientific Organisations, Asia Region |
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Current President, Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Associations (FASAs) |
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Awards |
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JSM, JMN, DMSM, PSM |
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Asean Achievement Award (Science), 1993 |
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Fook Ying Tung South-east Asia prize, 1998 |
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Tun Abdul Razak Award (International Category), 2000 |
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Directorship of Other Public Companies |
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Directorships in Encorp Berhad, Great Wall Plastic Industries Berhad, OSK Ventures International Berhad, Green Packet Berhad and BCT Technology Berhad |
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Membership of Board Committees |
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Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration Committee |
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