FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
2015 – 2019 Board Member , Universiti Malaysia Perlis ( UNiMAP )
2013- 2018 President / Group CEO , Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn . Bhd .
ANNUAR BIN MOHD SAFFAR , Dato ’ Ir . Dr .
Born August , 1962
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER annuar62 @ gmail . com
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Industry Advisor & Adjunct Professor , Asia Metropolitan University
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bsc . in Industrial Engineering , University of Missouri , USA
• MSc . in Industrial Engineering , University of Missouri , USA
• MBA ( Finance ), University of Missouri , USA
• Doctor of Business Administration , University of South Australia , Australia
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2019 – 2021 Chief Executive Officer , KXP Airport City Holdings Sdn . Bhd .
2018-2020 Adjunct Professor , Universiti Utara Malaysia ( UUM )
1999- 2013
• Vice President ( Industrial Development & Research ), KTPC
• Executive Director , Kulim Technology Management Sdn . Bhd .
• Director , Kedah BioResources Corporation Sdn . Bhd .
1996-1999 Vice-President , Technology Park Malaysia Corp . Sdn . Bhd .
1993-1996 Director , Ministry of Science , Technology and the Environment
1991 – 1993 Plant Engineer , ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer
1990 Resident Engineer , Ammonia / Urea Revamp Project , UHDE Gmbh , Dortmund , Germany
1987 -1990 Project Engineer , ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Industrial and systems engineering ( site selection , masterplan , plant layout , etc .)
• Operations research ( optimisation , forecasting , decision sciences )
• Science & technology park management , hi-tech park management
• Industrial park development ( planning , design )
• Airport planning and development ( masterplan layout , logistics , site selection )
• Plant engineering , and project engineering ( oil & gas industry )
• Operations management
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Dato ’ Setia DiRaja Kedah ( DSDK ), 2015
• Honorary Doctorate in Engineering , UNIMAP , 2022
• Honorary Masters in Engineering , UNiMAP , 2012
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