Deputy President
Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abu Azam Md Yassin
- Born 1953.
- Earned Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Leeds University before acquiring a Masters and PhD at Heriot-Watt University. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in collaboration with Cranfield University.
- Appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of UTM in 1991.
- Founder of YPJ Education Group Sdn. Bhd. and served as its Chief Executive Officer in 1997.
- Appointed as the first Rector of the Universiti Malaysia Pahang in 2001.
- Served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Darulnaim College of Technology, Kelantan.
- Served as a MARA Council member from 2012 until 2018.
- Visiting professor at Heriot-Watt University and Leeds University, in addition to becoming the external examiner at the University of Technology Petronas for Heriot-Watt University.
- Serves as the advisor to Darulnaim College of Technology.
