Tribute to the late Ir. Dr
Abdul Majid bin Dato’ Abu
Kassim
Dr Majid starting an interesting talk
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t has been over two years since we lost a
talented and dedicated member - Ir. Dr Abdul
Majid bin Dato’ Abu Kassim. His name is still
mentioned in most meetings of the Board of
Engineers Malaysia’s (BEM) Committees.
Dr Majid, born on June 19, 1958, graduated
from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 with
a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Science
(Engineering). He obtained a PhD (Engineering)
from the same university in 1986 and spent 30
years of his engineering career in consultancy firm
Hussein & KH Chong Sdn. Bhd.
A general impression of him, when he was
working as a consultant, was that of a simple
person but who was very knowledgeable on
the engineering details and was able to provide
practical solutions. Whilst serving on various
committees under the BEM, he still retained the
same personality of a simple outfit, but was more
vocal in opinion on matters that challenged the
basic principles and his beliefs. Several years ago,
he challenged the appointment of a new publisher
of BEM’s publication, The Ingenieur, which was not
on favourable terms with BEM although it had top
management support. He finally won the battle
which saved considerable funds for BEM.
Since joining the Board in 2010, Dr Majid,
as he is commonly referred to, devoted a lot of
his time and effort to BEM activities. He is still
most revered as the Professional Engineer who
spearheaded the latest amendments (2015) in
the Registration of Engineers Act (REA) 1967.
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