Husaini bin Omar (born 10 March 1963) is a Malaysian academic, geologist, researcher, engineer and former Director-General of Higher Education from 1 February 2021 until 9 March 2023.
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| 8th Director-General of Higher Education | |
| In office 1 February 2021 – 9 March 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021-2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022-2023) |
| Minister | Noraini Ahmad (2021-2022) Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2022-2023) |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Mustafa Ishak |
| Succeeded by | Azlinda Azman |
| 4th Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 6 January 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra |
| Preceded by | Mortaza Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Noor Azizi Ismail |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of Universiti Putra Malaysia | |
| In office 15 February 2017 – 1 January 2018 | |
| Chancellor | Sharafuddin |
| Preceded by | Mohd. Azmi Mohd Lila |
| Succeeded by | Zulkifli Idrus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1963 Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Spouse | Norwati Mustapha |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BSc) University of Leeds (MEng) Universiti Putra Malaysia (PhD) |
Education
editHusaini holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors (Geology) from the University of Malaya in 1988 and a Master of Geological Engineering from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1994. He subsequently obtained a Doctor of Engineering (System Engineering) from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2002.[1][2]
Career
editHusaini has eight years of industry experience as a geological engineer before starting his career as a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1996. He enjoyed academic and administrative success until he was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of UPM on 15 February 2017 before assuming the position of Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan on 1 January 2018 until 6 January 2019. He subsequently assumed the duties of chief executive officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) from 1 June 2020 until 31 January 2021.[3][4]
Honours
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Kelantan :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (PSK) (2012)[5]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (2018)[6]
Selangor :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2016)[7]
References
edit- ^ "KENYATAAN MEDIA PELANTIKAN YBHG. PROF. DATO' DR. HUSAINI BIN OMAR SEBAGAI KETUA PENGARAH PENDIDIKAN TINGGI YANG BAHARU". Ministry of Higher Education (in Malay). Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Husaini Omar to assume Higher Education DG role on Feb 1". The Star. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar dilantik TNCPI UPM". Universiti Putra Malaysia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Husaini Omar dilantik Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif baharu MQA". Bernama. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar is new UPM Deputy VC (Research and Innovation)". www.upm.edu.my.
- ^ "Mukhriz dahului senarai 602 penerima Kehormatan Kelantan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "DPMS 2016". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 18 July 2024.