Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak (born 1951) is a Malaysian emeritus professor,

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who has served as the 6th

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of the

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي اسلام انتارابڠسا مليسيا; ar, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بمال ...

(IIUM) since 1 August 2018. He was the Chairman of

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (; ar, جامعة العلوم الاسلامية الماليزية; abbreviated as USIM) is an Islamic university in Nilai, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, which is fully owned and funded by the Malaysian govern ...

(USIM) Board of Directors from April 2016 to September 2018.

Education

Dzulkifli obtained a degree of

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from

Universiti Sains Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia ( 'Science University of Malaysia'; abbreviated as USM) 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 l ...

(USM) and a degree of

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from

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

. He undertook secondary education at the

Malay College Kuala Kangsar The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (abbreviated MCKK; ; ) is a premier boarding school, residential school in Malaysia. It is an elite all-boys and all-Malay people, Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is sometimes dubbed "the ...

(MCKK). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the

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, and the Malaysian Institute of Management. He is also Honorary Lifetime Member of Asian Academy of Management.

Career

Dzulkifli started his career as an academician at USM, where he became its Vice Chancellor from 2000 to 2011. He then left USM to become the Vice Chancellor of Albukhary International University before moving to USIM to become a Distinguished Fellow at its Faculty of Leadership and Management and Chair of Islamic Leadership in 2014. Prior to joining USIM, he served as a member of the

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(WHO) Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Policy and Management from 1995 to 2010 and the WHO Scientific Committee of Tobacco Product Regulation from 2004 to 2006. He was also President of the

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from 2012 to 2016. On 1 April 2016, Dzulkifli was appointed as Chairman of USIM Board of Directors for a three-year term. On 1 August 2018, Dzulkifli, who was a Visiting Professor of IIUM between 2011 and 2013, succeeded Professor Dato' Sri Dr. Zaleha Kamaruddin as Rector of IIUM. He is expected to hold the office for a three-year term.

Honours

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awarded Gilbert Medal to Dzulkifli on 4 May 2017 in recognition of his contributions to education. He was also awarded with honorary doctorates for the same. He was made an Honorary

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by the

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and

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, and an Honorary Doctor of Educational Science by

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Honour of Malaysia

* : Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on ...

(P.S.M.) (2008)

Family

Dzulkifi is the second child of Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid, the sole Malaysian survivor of

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that took place in 1945. He is married to Masrah Abidin and has four children.

References

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