Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in January 1976 to his retirement in July 1981. Moreover,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading from 1974 to 1981,representing Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was granted the soubriquet Father of Unity.
Universiti Sains Malaysia is a public research university in Malaysia. Founded on 1 June 1969 as a statutory body with its own constitution,it is among the oldest institutes of higher learning in Northern Malaysia. It has three campuses:a main campus on the island of Penang,a health campus in Kelantan,and an engineering campus in Nibong Tebal. There is currently an overseas collaboration with KLE University,India offering the Doctor of Medicine (USM) undergraduate degree. USM plans to open a Global Campus in Kuala Lumpur Education City (KLCE).
University of Putra Malaysia,abbreviated as UPM,is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang,Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia,focusing on agricultural sciences and related fields. Since the 1990s,the fields of study have expanded to include human ecology,languages,architecture,medicine,computer science and biotechnology. Currently there are 15 faculties,11 institutes and 2 schools covering these as well as agriculture,forestry,veterinary medicine,economics,engineering,sciences,and education.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Shafie bin Haji Mohd Salleh was a Malaysian politician who served as Higher Education Minister of Malaysia. Shafie Salleh was also the Chief Scout of Malaysia.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) is a multi-campus technical university with its main campus based in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. Rated as a Tier-5 "Excellent University" by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia in 2009,2011,2013 and awarded Putra Brand Award in 2016. UniKL has 14 institutes spread across 12 campuses throughout Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur,Gombak,Cheras,Bangi,Kajang,Sepang,Taboh Naning,Pasir Gudang,Ipoh,Lumut and Kulim.
Universiti Malaysia Perlis is a Malaysian public institution of higher learning located in Perlis. It was previously known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia. It was established as the 17th Public Institution of Higher Learning in Malaysia on 25 July 2001. The first Vice-Chancellor is YBhg. Datuk Prof. Emeritus Dr. Kamarudin Hussin and the current Vice-Chancellor is YBhg. Lt Kol Prof. Ts. Dr. Zaliman Sauli. On 7 February 2007,KUKUM was upgraded to a full-fledged university and got its present name. Its logo,used since 2003,was rehashed as the logo of the University.
The Nik Family refers to the people who have the Nik title in front of their names in Malaysia. The Nik family largely originated from the state of Kelantan,which is located on the east coast of the Malaysian Peninsula. As Nik is part of the Malay Title by inheritance,it is customary for the title to be passed on to the children of a father who has the Nik title. Rarely,the title is also passed on from a mother having the Nik title. According to the history of Kelantan,the first recognised Sultan of Kelantan,Sultan Muhammad I,was also known as Nik Muhammadiah. The first king of Reman in Upper Pattani and Upper Perak was also known as Tok Nik Leh.
Mohd Sidek bin Hassan is the Chairman of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS),the national oil and gas corporation of Malaysia,a position he assumed in July 2012.
Arifin bin Zakaria is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the seventh Chief Justice of Malaysia,serving from 12 September 2011,succeeding Zaki Azmi,until 31 March 2017.
Zulkifeli bin Mohd. Zin is the 18th and the former Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.
Tan Sri Haji Ismail bin Haji Omar is a retired Malaysian police officer who served as the ninth Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia succeeding Tan Sri Musa Hassan and was succeeded by Khalid Abu Bakar. On 13 September 2013 he was appointed the Ambassador of Malaysia to France by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.
Dato' Seri Amirudin bin Shari is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018,Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak since November 2022 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tua since May 2018 and for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018. He also served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) from September 2014 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in June 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the state and federal coalition of Pakatan Harapan (PH). He has also served as the Vice-President of PKR since July 2022 and State Chairman of PH of Selangor since March 2020 as well as of Pahang since September 2022.
Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin is the queen consort of the 9th Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and the reigning Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor.
Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak is a Malaysian emeritus professor,educationist and scientist who has served as the 6th Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) since 1 August 2018. He was the Chairman of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Board of Directors from April 2016 to September 2018.
Datin Paduka Dato' Aini Ideris is a Malaysian academic and veterinarian. She served as the 8th Vice-Chancellor of UPM from 1 January 2016 until 31 August 2020. Her research interests include disease control and productions of vaccines for poultry.
Hashim bin Aman was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 7th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 1982 to 1984.
Mohd Roslan Sulaiman is a Malaysian academic administrator. He is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia,effective from 1 September 2020. He obtained his degree in Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1994 and doctoral degree in Nervous System Physiology from University of Edinburgh in 1999. As of 2020,he has published more than 200 research results in high-impact journals.
Tengku Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohamad Rizam bin Tengku Abdul Aziz is a member of the Kelantan Royal Family,who is the Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan. He is a cousin of the current Sultan of Kelantan,Sultan Muhammad V.
Mazlan bin Lazim is a retired Malaysian police officer who served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia (DIG) under Inspector-General (IGP) Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani from June to December 2021. He was the director of the Bukit Aman Logistics and Technology Department of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and had stints as police chief for Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur.
Tun Arshad bin Ayub was a Malaysian academician and educator. He was a founding father of the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),Malaysia's largest higher learning institution,where he was its director from 1967 to 1975,later served as its Pro-Chancellor from 2000 until his death in 2022. He was widely known as the national education icon.
