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Ainuddin bin Abdul Wahid (3 November 1929 – 18 May 2013) was a

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and the first inaugural Vice Chancellor of

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( UTM). He made great contributions to educational institutions in Malaysia. In 2000, he received the Anugerah Maal Hijrah 1421H prominent figure award.

Biography

Early education

He received his early or lower education at the Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) Boys Malay School, Perak. Since elementary school, he began to show his interest in engineering, although at that point he did not yet fully understand what the engineering field was. He furthered his studies to the upper secondary level at the Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh. Ainuddin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the

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in 1956. He then took post-graduate work in Traffic and Road Engineering from

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in 1962 and was awarded a Fellowship from the International Road Federation, US. Upon his return from United Kingdom in 1957, Ainuddin served as assistant engineer with the

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(PWD). In 1962, he was appointed as an assistant engineer for the Sungai Way-Klang Federal Highway project before rising to the senior executive engineer position in 1965.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Later, in 1969, he transferred from his daily work at

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to the Technical Institute, Kuala Lumpur at the government's request as the institution's Principal.

Death

Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid, died at the age of 83 on 18 May 2013 at 5.25 pm local time at his residence in Taman Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR), Ampang. He left behind his eldest son, Saifuddin and a daughter, Aida. His wife, Puan Sri Rahmah Abdul Hamid, died in 1989. He is buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery located at Jalan Ampang near

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Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Member of the

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(AMN) (1969) ** Companion of the

(JMN) (1972) **

Commander of the

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(PSM) – Tan Sri (1975) * : ** Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar

Knight Grand Commander of the

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(SPMJ) – Dato’ (1978)

Places and awards named after him

Several places and awards were named after him, including:
Dewan Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid
, UTM Kuala Lumpur. * Masjid Jamek Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid,

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, Skudai,

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. * Biasiswa Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid (Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid Scholarship).

References

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