Husaini Omar

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.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Husaini.
Yang Berbahagia Professor Dato' Dr.
Husaini Omar
DPMK DPMS
8th Director-General of Higher Education
In office
1 February 2021 – 9 March 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021-2022)
Anwar Ibrahim (2022-2023)
MinisterNoraini Ahmad (2021-2022)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2022-2023)
Preceded byMohamed Mustafa Ishak
Succeeded byAzlinda Azman
4th Vice-Chancellor of the
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
In office
1 January 2018 – 6 January 2019
ChancellorTengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra
Preceded byMortaza Mohamed
Succeeded byNoor Azizi Ismail
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of Universiti Putra Malaysia
In office
15 February 2017 – 1 January 2018
ChancellorSharafuddin
Preceded byMohd. Azmi Mohd Lila
Succeeded byZulkifli Idrus
Personal details
Born (1963-03-10) 10 March 1963
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseNorwati Mustapha
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BSc)
University of Leeds (MEng)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (PhD)

Education

Husaini 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

Husaini 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

References
  1. "KENYATAAN MEDIA PELANTIKAN YBHG. PROF. DATO' DR. HUSAINI BIN OMAR SEBAGAI KETUA PENGARAH PENDIDIKAN TINGGI YANG BAHARU". Ministry of Higher Education (in Malay). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "Husaini Omar to assume Higher Education DG role on Feb 1". The Star. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Prof. Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar dilantik TNCPI UPM". Universiti Putra Malaysia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "Husaini Omar dilantik Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif baharu MQA". Bernama. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Dato' Husaini Omar". Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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