Prof.

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 Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Anuwar Ali (born 1946), an economist

Economist

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 and exponent of higher education, is the second Vice-Chancellor and President

President

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 of Open University Malaysia

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.

His vast experience in education

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 has spanned for more than 30 years with a humble beginning as a tutor in the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The National University of Malaysia is a public university located in Bangi, Selangor which is about 35 km south of Kuala Lumpur...

 (UKM) in 1973. From then on, with perseverance and dedication he rose in ranks to become the Dean

Dean (education)

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 of Economics in 1993 and ultimately the Vice-Chancellor of UKM on 1 May 1998. In addition to this, he was the Director of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education

Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)

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 (1995–1998) and Chairman of the Malaysian Examination Council (2001–2003).

Born in Jasin

Jasin

Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of Malacca, Malaysia. The other two are the Central Malacca district and the Alor Gajah district. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the...

, Melaka on 11 July 1946, he received his secondary education at Melaka High School. Later on he studied at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 where he obtained his BSc (Econs) in 1970. While he was a tutor

Tutor

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 and lecturer

Lecturer

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 at UKM, he furthered his studies and obtained his Masters

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 and PhD

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 from the University of Leicester

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 and University of Kent

University of Kent

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, Canterbury

Canterbury

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, United Kingdom respectively.

Publications

1. Malaysia's industrialization : The Quest for Technology,Singapore,Oxford University Press, 1992.http://worldcat.org/wcpa/ow/a370541db8a997bda19afeb4da09e526.html