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Tan Sri Dato'
Dr. Mohd Rashdan Haji Baba
Across his life,
Mohd. Rashdan was a student leader, an academic, a government officer,
a principal, vice-chancellor, chairman and farther, But above all,
he was an educator.
Even in his
youth, he established a reputation for having one of the best minds
and strongest will in the country and became the first Vice-Chancellor
of both Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Pertanian
Malaysia, where his dedication brought tremendous growth to both
tertiary education and the expertise in the field of science.
In his capacity
as Executive Chairman for the Guthrie Group and Telekom Malaysia
Berhad, his vision and ambition resulted in outstanding infrastructural
and market development for both these companies, in their own ways,
prime players in the nation's economy.
Yet, in his
corporate capacity, he continued to open doors for younger Malaysians
to receive training and scholarships to further their knowledge
and skill base.
It was during
his time at Telekom Malaysia that the first seeds of Malaysia's
first private university began. This university is now known as
Multimedia University, a thriving ICT university of 21000 students
and 1500 staff.
Rashdan's foresight
has significantly aided the nation's drive towards the K-economy,
especially in the field of modern technology, It is doubtless ,
that his service has not only contributed to Multimedia University's
goals and objectives but also served and benefited the country tremendously
- be it as a catalyst for education or as a patriotic leader in
academia and business.
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