Husaini Omar

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MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023)
MinisterNoraini Ahmad (2021–2022)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2022–2023)
Preceded byMohamed Mustafa Ishak
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Husaini Omar
DPMK DPMS PSK
8th Director-General of Higher Education
In office
1 February 2021 – 9 March 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023)
MinisterNoraini Ahmad (2021–2022)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2022–2023)
Preceded byMohamed Mustafa Ishak
Succeeded byAzlinda Azman
4th Vice-Chancellor of the
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
In office
1 January 2018 – 6 January 2019
ChancellorTengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra
Preceded byMortaza Mohamed
Succeeded byNoor Azizi Ismail
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of Universiti Putra Malaysia
In office
15 February 2017 – 1 January 2018
ChancellorSharafuddin
Preceded byMohd. Azmi Mohd Lila
Succeeded byZulkifli Idrus
Personal details
Born (1963-03-10) 10 March 1963 (age 63)
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseNorwati Mustapha
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BSc)
University of Leeds (MEng)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (PhD)

Husaini bin Omar (born 10 March 1963) is a Malaysian academic, geologist, researcher, engineer and former Director-General of Higher Education from 1 February 2021 until 9 March 2023.

Husaini obtained a Bachelor of Science with Honors (Geology) from the University of Malaya in 1988 and a Master of Geological Engineering from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1994. He subsequently obtained a Doctor of Engineering (System Engineering) from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2002.[1][2]

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