Omar bin Abdul RahmanP.S.M., J.M.N., J.S.M. (born 1932) is a Malaysian academician and corporate figure. Omar is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the MUST Ehsan Foundation, a non profit foundation that currently manages and administers the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST).
Omar graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958 with a degree in Veterinary Science and later earned a Ph.D from University of Cambridge in 1966. He started his professional career in 1960 in veterinary research, then in 1972 moved on to academic life at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM), now Universiti Putra Malaysia where he was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences and the first professor appointed by the university. Omar played major roles in the establishment phase of the university and in the founding of several faculties and academic programmes. His last position at UPM was as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs.
Government and corporate careeredit
In 1984 he was appointed Science Adviser in the Prime Minister's Department, the first person to hold the position. As Science Adviser, Tan Sri Omar served on a number of national committees including The National Development Planning Committee, The National Council for Scientific Research and Development, The National Information Technology Council and the National Telecommunication Council. He initiated a number of national programmes for enhancing research and development funding, for commercialization of the results of research and for the overall improvement of the national science and technology management processes.
He retired as Science Advisor in January 2001 after serving for more than 16 years but remains as Prime Minister's Special Representative to CPTM. Upon retirement in January 2001, he was given the task to establish and manage the Venture Capital for Technology Acquisition fund, a government fund managed by Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn. Bhd., of which he was its Executive Chairman from 2001 to April 2007.
Awards and honoursedit
In recognition of his contributions, Omar has received the following:
^"Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^"Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^"Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
Profile from Malaysia University of Science and Technology
Board of Directors, GMO Limited
April 12, 2024
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In this Malay name there is no surname or family name The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by their given name Omar Omar bin Abdul Rahman P S M J M N J S M born 1932 is a Malaysian academician and corporate figure Omar is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the MUST Ehsan Foundation a non profit foundation that currently manages and administers the Malaysia University of Science and Technology MUST Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr Omar Abdul RahmanPSM JMN JSMBornOmar bin Abdul Rahman1932 age 91 92 NationalityMalaysianOccupation s Academician and corporate figure Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early academic career 1 2 Government and corporate career 1 3 Later academic career 1 4 Retirement from government service 2 Awards and honours 2 1 Honorary doctorates 2 1 1 Australia 2 1 2 Canada 2 1 3 Malaysia 2 1 4 United Kingdom 2 2 State honours 2 2 1 Malaysian federal awards 3 ReferencesCareer editEarly academic career edit Omar graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958 with a degree in Veterinary Science and later earned a Ph D from University of Cambridge in 1966 He started his professional career in 1960 in veterinary research then in 1972 moved on to academic life at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia UPM now Universiti Putra Malaysia where he was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences and the first professor appointed by the university Omar played major roles in the establishment phase of the university and in the founding of several faculties and academic programmes His last position at UPM was as Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs Government and corporate career edit In 1984 he was appointed Science Adviser in the Prime Minister s Department the first person to hold the position As Science Adviser Tan Sri Omar served on a number of national committees including The National Development Planning Committee The National Council for Scientific Research and Development The National Information Technology Council and the National Telecommunication Council He initiated a number of national programmes for enhancing research and development funding for commercialization of the results of research and for the overall improvement of the national science and technology management processes He was the founder chairman of Technology Park Malaysia Corporation the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology MIGHT Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Later academic career edit Omar is also the founding and current chairman of the London based Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management Ltd CPTM Founding Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for The Developing World an Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Founding and Immediate Past President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia He also served as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development the Executive Committee for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference s Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation and of the UNESCO s International Scientific Council for Science and Technology Policy Development Retirement from government service edit He retired as Science Advisor in January 2001 after serving for more than 16 years but remains as Prime Minister s Special Representative to CPTM Upon retirement in January 2001 he was given the task to establish and manage the Venture Capital for Technology Acquisition fund a government fund managed by Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn Bhd of which he was its Executive Chairman from 2001 to April 2007 Awards and honours editIn recognition of his contributions Omar has received the following Honorary doctorates edit Australia edit University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria University of Queensland Brisbane QueenslandCanada edit University of Guelph Guelph OntarioMalaysia edit National University of Malaysia Bangi Selangor Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang Selangor Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai JohorUnited Kingdom edit University of Bristol Bristol England University of Stirling Stirling ScotlandState honours edit Malaysian federal awards edit nbsp Malaysia Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia J S M 1976 1 nbsp Malaysia Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm J M N 1987 2 nbsp Malaysia Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia P S M 1994 3 References edit Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Profile from Malaysia University of Science and Technology Board of Directors GMO Limited Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Abdul Rahman academic amp oldid 1187909761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
