FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
2019 - 2021 Deputy / Acting Director General , Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Education / Board Member , UM , UiTM & UPSI , Malaysian Intellectual Property ( MyiPO )
2018-2019 Group CEO , UPM Holdings Sdn . Bhd . Chairman , Majlis Syarikat Induk IPTA Malaysia
2016-2017 Director , University Transformation Programme , Ministry of Higher Education ( MOHE ) Science Council / MEB Consultant & Special Advisor , MOHE
MOHD SALEH JAAFAR , Dato ’ Ir . Prof . Dr .
Born May , 1963
CIVIL ENGINEER msj @ upm . edu . my
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Professor , Engineering Faculty , Universiti Putra Malaysia ( UPM )
• Chairman , Unity Excellence Sdn Bhd
• Board of Director , MSQ Engineering & Solution Sdn Bhd
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc . in Civil Engineering , Michigan State University , USA
• MSc . in Structures , University of Michigan , USA
• PhD in Structures , Sheffield University , UK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
• Fellow , The Institution of Engineers , Malaysia ( IEM )
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2021 - Current Professor , Engineering Faculty , Universiti Putra Malaysia ( UPM )
1999-Current
• Various academic and leadership positions , from lecturer to professor and dean of engineering faculty , UPM
• Non-Executive director , JNA Consulting Engineers
• Advisor , Galas Consulting Engineer
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2007-2010 : Associate Director , Engineering Accreditation Unit , BEM
• 2017-2018 : Chairman , Council of Engineering Deans , Malaysia
• Chairman , Akademi Professor Malaysia
AREA OF EXPERTISE
UPM
• Teaching subjects related to engineering materials , structural design , structural assessment and rehabilitation
• Developed Outcome Based Education ( OBE ) programmes
• Introduced UPM-Innohub as platform for startup companies using UPM know-how
Research
• Developed various research / patented products
Ministry of Education Initiatives
• Developed MyRA instruments e . g . MyQuest ( private colleges ), Polyrate ( polytechnics ) and MySpekk ( community colleges )
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Darjah Kebesaran Dato ’ Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ( DSIS ), 2011
• Fellow , Academy of Sciences Malaysia
• Excellent Scientist Certificate , MOHE , 2005
• Excellent Service Award , UPM , 2004 , 1999
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