Asma Ismail | |
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5th Director-General of Higher Education | |
In office 1 June 2014 –3 October 2016 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Minister | Idris Jusoh |
Preceded by | Morshidi Sirat |
Succeeded by | Siti Hamisah Tapsir |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Science Malaysia | |
In office 4 October 2016 –3 October 2019 | |
Chancellor | Sirajuddin of Perlis |
Preceded by | Omar Osman |
Succeeded by | Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan |
Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia | |
In office 1 December 2012 –31 May 2014 | |
Chancellor | Tuanku Aishah Rohani |
Preceded by | Muhamad Muda |
Succeeded by | Musa Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Born | Asma binti Ismail 15 June 1958 Jitra,Kedah,Malaysia |
Alma mater | University of Nevada (BSc) Indiana University (MSc) University of Nevada (PhD) |
Asma binti Ismail is a Malaysian academic and molecular biologist. She is the first female Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) appointed in 2016. She had previously been the first female VC of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM),and first female Director General of Higher Education.
Asma earned her BSc in Biology from the University of Nevada,Reno. She then received her MSc in Microbiology from Indiana University,Bloomington and a Ph.D specialising in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Nevada,Reno.
Asma started her career as a lecturer at the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology,School of Medical Sciences,University of Science Malaysia in 1986. In 1989,she was appointed visiting scientist at Tokyo University and Visitor Fellow at Medical College,St Bartholomew Hospital in London in 1992. In 1993,she was promoted to associate professor and served as Deputy Dean of Administration in 1994. She was promoted to full professor in 2000 and was appointed Deputy Dean of Research.
During her tenure at USM,she has held numerous positions including Director of Center for Innovation and Technology Development,USM (2001);Founder Director,Molecular Medicine Research Institute (INFORM) (2003) and is the first woman in USM to hold the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation).
Asma became a Director-General of Higher Education at the Higher Education Ministry of Malaysia. She is currently the first female President of Academy of Sciences Malaysia,serving from 2016 until 2019. Her latest appointment was as the Chairperson of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) starting from 1st Jan 2019 until 31st Dec 2021. [1]
Asma has worked on a rapid diagnostic test for typhoid called TYPHIDOT,which was advocated by WHO. She has published more 130 papers locally and abroad. S
Asma was elected to the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2003. She also was elected as a member at The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World in 2010 and The Islamic World Academy of Sciences in 2016. She was elected as Honorary Member of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2017,and as a Member of the College of Fellows,Keele University in 2018. She was invited to become an Honourable member of International Board of Advisors,Chandigarh University,India and as a Governing Advisory Board Member for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University,Japan.
Asma received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Glasgow in 2013 followed by the award of Indiana University's Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion in 2015. She received an honorary doctorate from Keele University and Honorary LLD from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in 2017. In 2018,she was awarded the ‘Tokoh Srikandi’National Award (Academic) for her excellent contributions in the field of education in Malaysia and international.
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