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Academician Professor Emerita Datuk Dr Asma binti Ismail, FASc | |
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| 5th Director-General of Higher Education | |
| In office 1 June 2014 – 3 October 2016 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Idris Jusoh |
| Preceded by | Morshidi Sirat |
| Succeeded by | Siti Hamisah Tapsir |
| Vice-Chancellor and CEO of the IMU University | |
| In office 1 August 2024 – Present | |
| Chancellor | Abu Bakar Suleiman |
| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz Baba |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Science Malaysia | |
| In office 4 October 2016 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sirajuddin of Perlis |
| Preceded by | Omar Osman |
| Succeeded by | Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan |
| Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia | |
| In office 1 December 2012 – 31 May 2014 | |
| Chancellor | Tuanku Aishah Rohani |
| Preceded by | Muhamad Muda |
| Succeeded by | Musa Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asma binti Ismail 15 June 1958 Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Nevada (BSc) Indiana University (MSc) University of Nevada (PhD) |
Academician Professor Emerita Datuk Dr Asma binti Ismail, FASc is a Malaysian academic and molecular biologist. She is the first female Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) appointed in 2016[1] and the first female VC of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) in 2012. Asma is also Malaysia’s first female Director-General of Higher Education, first female President of Academy of Sciences Malaysia (2016-2019), first female to be appointed as the Chairperson of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) (2019-2021)[2] and the first woman to be the National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and to the country. In addition, she was elected to the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2003, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) in 2010, The Islamic World Academy of Sciences in 2016, and as an Honorary Member of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2017.
She has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of IMU University as of 1 August 2024.[3]
- ^ Asma Ismail is USM's first female vice-chancellor, New Strait Times, 30 September 2016
- ^ MQA appoints USM VC as new chairman, The Edge, 11 January 2019
- ^ IMU University Appoints New Vice-Chancellor, IMU News, 1 August 2024