YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Salleh bin Haji Mohd Nor (born 20 October 1940, in Kuala Pilah (town), Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian forester, conservationist and academician. Dr. Salleh was the first director-general of the Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and served as president of the

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(MNS) for 30 years.

Education

Tan Sri Dr Salleh received the Colombo Plan Scholarship to study forestry in Adelaide from 1961-1962, and later at the Australian Forestry School (AFS), Canberra, from which he graduated with a BSc (Forestry) from

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and a Diploma of Forestry from AFS. Dr. Salleh received his Ph.D. and Masters Degree from Michigan State University.

Honours and awards

Dr. Salleh was the 2016 recipient of the

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in the 'Environment' category. He has received the following honours: * : ** Commander of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(PMN) -

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Public office

Dr. Salleh chaired the Malaysian Antarctic Programme and has visited

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twice. He has served as the Pro-Chancellor of

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. He was elected president of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). He was a member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM), chairman of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), chairman of Malaysian Bio-Industry Organization (MBIO), and secretary-general of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). He is a fellow of the Malaysian Scientific Association.

Conservation work

As president of MNS, and subsequently as senior advisor of the society, Dr. Salleh has been active in campaigns to save several forests in Malaysia. Successful campaigns have led to the protection of

Endau-Rompin National Park Endau-Rompin National Park ( Malay: ''Taman Negara Endau-Rompin'') is a protected tropical rainforest in the southernmost prolongation of the Tenasserim Hills, Malaysia. It is south of the state of Pahang and northeast of Johor covering an area of ...

Royal Belum State Park Belum-Temengor is the largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia. Specifically, it is located in the Malaysian state of Perak (Hulu Perak) and crosses into Southern Thailand. Belum-Temenggor is divided into two sections. Belum is lo ...

Kota Damansara Community Forest Park The Kota Damansara Community Forest Park (KDCFP) is a secondary forest located in Selangor, Malaysia. It was part of a defunct Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve gazetted in 1898 which contained of protected primary forest. This made it as the oldest f ...

, Bukit Kiara park and numerous other sites of high value for biodiversity.

References

{{Authority control Foresters Conservationists 20th-century naturalists Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent 21st-century Malaysian people 20th-century Malaysian people Malaysian Muslims Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm 1940 births