Working Experience
- Joined Golden Pharos Berhad as a member of the board of directors in 2018. He is also the director of Kumpulan Pengurusan Kayu Kayan, a subsidiary of GPB.
- Board member of Terengganu Timber Industry Training Center – Production (TTITCP)
- Member of Selection Management System (SMS) Concept and Practice Review Panel (Appointed by Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)).
- Appointed as Executive Director on 3 September 2021
- Appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2022
- Deputy CEO2 TSIS cum Director Center of Excellence Pelan Induk Terengganu Sejahtera (COE PITAS) from 15 June 2020 – Sept 2021 secondment from UPM
- Has been working in the field of forestry since 1988 as:
– Lecturer/Associate Professor at UPM (1988 – 2020)
– Researcher: i) Over 14 R&D projects (1990 – 2020)
ii) Over 16 publications in refereed journals (2015 – 2020)
- Chairman of Post-Graduate & Undergraduate for 5 PhD, 6 MSc and over 70 BSc students
- Involved in 11 consultancy works in which 8 of them as lead consultant
- Had the honour of being invited to teach at Bachelor’s level in;
– Kangwon National University, South Korea (2016, 2017, 2018)
– Humboldt State University, USA (2014)
– International Islamic University (2007)
– University Malaya (2011)
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Forest Rehabilitation – Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
- Master of Forestry – Forest Resource Management – School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- B.Sc. – Biology – Doane College, Crete, Nebraska, USA