Musa Mohamad | |
|---|---|
| موسى محمد | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | Najib Razak |
| Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Musa bin Mohamad (1943-11-29)29 November 1943 Bagan Datuk,Perak,Japanese-occupied Malaya |
| Died | 8 June 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 80) Petaling Jaya,Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Section 9 Muslim Cemetery,Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Fauziah Shahrom |
Musa bin Mohamad[1] (Jawi: موسى بن محمد) (29 November 1943 – 8 June 2024) was a Malaysian politician who was one of the members of theUMNO Supreme Council between 2000 and 2003. He was also theMinister of Education andVice-Chancellor,Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Mohamad received Bachelor of Pharmacy at theUniversity of Singapore[2] in 1962 and Master of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from theUniversity of London in 1972.
Mohamad had more than 20 years' experience in teaching and academic administration atUniversiti Sains Malaysia. He was then the Foundation Dean for Pharmacy ofUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM) from 1975 to 1979. He was also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) before being madeVice Chancellor from 1982 to 1998.
Mohamad was appointed aSenator in 1999 byPrime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohamad. He then, was appointedMinister of Education from 1999 to 2003. TunAbdullah Ahmad Badawi extended his ministerial position until 2004.
After retirement from the government, he was appointedChairman for several corporations such as Polyglass, Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd (also as the director). He was also the Independent & Non-Executive Chairman of Pelikan International Corporation Berhad from 2005 to 2012.
Mohamad died on 8 June 2024, at the age of 80 from Multiple Myeloma.[3]
Mohamad was awarded seven honorary doctorates in science by the University College of Science and Technology (KUSTEM), University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), North Malaysia Engineering University College (KUKUM), Science University of Malaysia (USM); in knowledge science by Multimedia University (MMU); in philosophy by University College Tun Hussein Onn (KUITTHO); and education by UCSI University. Tan Sri Musa was also a fellow of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society and the Academy of Sciences.[4]
Malaysia :
Companion of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1981)
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (1994)[5]
Penang :
Companion of theOrder of the Defender of State –Dato' (DMPN)
Perak :.svg)
Knight Commander of theOrder of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) –Dato' (1985)[6].svg)
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) –Dato' Seri (2000)[7]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
