About the Vice Chancellor
Biography

| Date/Place of Birth | : |
May 26, 1961, Kg Rampayan Menggatal, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Citizenship | : | Malaysian |
| Postal Address | : | Level 6, South Block, Chancellery Building, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Telephone | : | +6088-320203 ext 200114 |
| Fax | : | +6088-320217 |
| : | pavcums@ums.edu.my / ncums@ums.edu.my | |
| Field of Expertise | : | Economic Development; Labor Economics; Poverty; Human Resource Development, Rural 7 and Urban Development, Labor Productivity, Micro and Macro Economics |
| Institution | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|
| University Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA | (Ph.D) Economics | 2000-12-20 |
| Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana USA | (MSc) Economics | 1985-05-15 |
| Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana, USA | (BSc) Buss. Admin | 1984-05-01 |
| INSTITUTION | QUALIFICATION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| SMK MENGGATAL KOTA KINABALU SABAH SABAH COLLEGE, KOTA KINABALU SABAH SK RAMPAYAN MENGGATAL |
A) SIJIL TINGGI PELAJARAN MALAYSIA (STPM) B) LCE & MCE C) PRIMARY 6 CERTIFICATE (DARJAH ENAM) |
1978-1979 1971-1977 1965-1970 |
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Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Since 30rd October 2022)
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President of Malaysian University Sport Council (MASUM) (2011-2014)
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Adjunct Lecturer - Upper Iowa University, USA (2 semester 1999)
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Part time Economic lecturer – Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1998-1999)
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Teaching assistant at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1998- 2000)
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Wakil UMS ke Malaysia APEC Study Center, 13 Julai 2001
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HeBei Normal University. China. Since 2005 – present. Topic: Malaysian Economy
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University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing. April 2005 – present
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Public lecture at Petro-Chemical Institute Beijing, April 2012. Topic: Malaysian Economy
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Public lecture at Beihang University Beijing, China. April 2012. Topic: Malaysian Economy
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University Fellow - Guizhou University, Guiyang, China – (2016 for 3 years)
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University Fellow - Wako University, Tokyo, Japan, Since 2004 – Present
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University Fellow at Palawan State University, Palawan, The Philippine
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Fellow, Pusat Pembangunan Ekonomi dan Dasar, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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Associate Fellow – Pusat Pengajian Pembangunan Ungku Aziz (Centre of Poverty and Development study (CPDS)) Universiti Malaya (2017-2020)
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Associate Editor on The Borneo Review Editorial Board, Institute of Development Study Sabah (IDS)
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Deputy Chairman, National Professor Council (MPN) UMS Chapter – in charge of Socioeconomic Development cluster
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Adviser of Association of China-ASEAN Education and Training Centers (2016 - 2021), Guizhou University, Guizhou, China
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Head of Sepanggar Consultative Council, Kota Kinabalu Sabah.
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Appointed by Ministry Education Malaysia as internal auditor, Malaysia Research Assessmnet (MyRA), UMS, 1 January 2019 – 31 Oct 2020
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Internal auditor, Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA), UMS
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Ahli Jawatankuasa Teknikal Pembangunan Modal Insan Berasaskan Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi negrei Sabah (1 Okt 2021 – 30 Sept 2023)
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Timbalan Pengerusi Majlis Dekan-dekan Universiti Awam fakulti Ekonomi (2005-2009)
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Ahli Majlis Dekan Pengurusan, dan Perniagaan (MDPP) Universiti Awam, Malaysia (2020-2021)
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Chairman, Koperasi UMS (2017- 2020)
Guest periods and visiting appointments at Universities
| 2016 – Present, twice a year April and November @ 8-10 days | Visiting professor at The National Institute of Development Administration NIDA, Bangkok, Thailand |
- Members of University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) Board of Governan (July 2022-July 2024)
- Member of Sabah Economics Advisory Council (SEAC), Sabah State Government 2020-2023
- Board members of Wakaf Management Sabah 2019 – 2023
- Naib Yang diPertua United Sabah Islamic Association (USIA) 2017 -2020
- Ahli Lembaga Penasihat Pusat Latihan, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia Cawangan Sabah (February 2012 – February 2014)
- Ahli Penilai Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (LAN), 29 Jun 2002
- Ahli Suruhanjaya Siasatan Nagi Pekerja Pertanian, Penternakan dan Perhutanan, Nelayan dan Pemburuh di Sabah 2002
- Institute for Development Studies (IDS Sabah) Board Committees 2020-2022
- The Asian Human Resource Development Awards 2017, Jun 2017, The Asian HRD Awards 2017 contributions to HR Community
- Cross of Friendship - Oct 2014, Kerajaan Negara Laos PDR
- Darjah Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK, Kerajaan Negeri Sabah, 16 Sept. 2011
- Ahli Setia Darjah Kinabalu (A.S.D.K.) Kerajaan Negeri Sabah, 16 Sept. 2010
- Ahli Darjah Kinabalu (ADK), Kerajaan Negeri Sabah, 16 Sept. 2014
- Tokoh Sukan IPTA, Malaysia, (Universiti Awam) Majlis Sukan Universiti-Universiti Malaysia (MASUM), 1 April 2014
- Tokoh Maulidur Rasul 2021, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Pertama kali diperkenalkan)
- Tokoh Kepimpinan 2017, Fakulti Perniagaan, Ekonomi dan Perakaunan, UMS
- Anugerah Penyelidik Fakulti Perniagaan, Ekonomi dan Perakaunan, UMS, 2020.