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Omar Abdul Rahman (academic)

Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) rather than just read about it. In short: Omar bin Abdul Rahman P.S.M., J.M.N., J.S.M. (born 1932) is a Malaysian academic and corporate figure.

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Reference excerpt

Omar bin Abdul Rahman P.S.M., J.M.N., J.S.M. (born 1932) is a Malaysian academic and corporate figure. He is currently the president and CEO of the MUST Ehsan Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that manages and administers the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST).

Career

Early academic career Omar graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958 with a degree in Veterinary Science and later earned a Ph.D from University of Cambridge in 1966. He started his professional career in 1960 in veterinary research, then in 1972 moved on to academic life at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM), now Universiti Putra Malaysia where he was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences and the first professor appointed by the university. Omar played major roles in the establishment phase of the university and in the founding of several faculties and academic programmes. His last position at UPM was as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs.

Government and corporate career In 1984 he was appointed Science Adviser in the Prime Minister's Department, the first person to hold the position. As Science Adviser, Tan Sri Omar served on a number of national committees including The National Development Planning Committee, The National Council for Scientific Research and Development, The National Information Technology Council and the National Telecommunication Council. He initiated a number of national programmes for enhancing research and development funding, for commercialization of the results of research and for the overall improvement of the national science and technology management processes. He was the founder chairman of Technology Park Malaysia Corporation, the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Composite Technology (Research) Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation.

Later academic career Omar is also the founding and current chairman of the London-based Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management Ltd (CPTM), Founding Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for The Developing World), an Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Founding and Immediate Past President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. He also served as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development, the Executive Committee for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference's Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation and of the UNESCO’s International Scientific Council for Science and Technology Policy Development.

Retirement from government service He retired as Science Advisor in January 2001 after serving for more than 16 years but remains as Prime Minister's Special Representative to CPTM. Upon retirement in January 2001, he was given the task to establish and manage the Venture Capital for Technology Acquisition fund, a government fund managed by Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn. Bhd., of which he was its Executive Chairman from 2001 to April 2007.

Awards and honours In recognition of his contributions, Omar has received the following:

Honorary doctorates

Australia University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland

Canada University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

Malaysia National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor

United Kingdom University of Bristol, Bristol, England University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

State honours

Malaysian federal awards Malaysia: Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (J.S.M.) (1976) Malaysia: Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1987) Malaysia: Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (1994)

References

Profile from Malaysia University of Science and Technology Board of Directors, GMO Limited

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Omar Abdul Rahman (academic)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Omar Abdul Rahman (academic)

In research: Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1932 births, Academic staff of the University of Putra Malaysia, Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) in simple terms?

Omar bin Abdul Rahman P.S.M., J.M.N., J.S.M. (born 1932) is a Malaysian academic and corporate figure.

Why does Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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