26-Jun-2014

APPOINTMENT

Non-Executive Director

Independent & Non Executive

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Malaysian

Professor Marimuthu obtained his BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Malaya and his MEd and PhD from the University of Manchester, England.

Tan Sri Professor Dr. T. Marimuthu is now an Adjunct Professor at the School of Education and Cognitive Sciences, Asia e University, Kuala Lumpur. He was formerly the Chairman of Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology University in Kedah, Malaysia.

During his tenure with University of Malaya from 1970 till 1990, he served as the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education, the Head of the Department of Social Foundations, member of the University Senate and Professor of Social Psychology of Education.

In 1990, Tan Sri became the Member of Parliament for Teluk Kemang in Negeri Sembilan and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Malaysia (1994 – 1995). From 1996 to 2002, Tan Sri Marimuthu was appointed to the Senate and served as the Chairman of the International Relations committee of the Malaysian Parliament and as President of the Senators Club. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University, California and the University of Chicago, USA and has been a consultant to various international organisations such as UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank on educational and parliamentary matters. He is the author of several books and articles in the field of sociology of education.

Tan Sri Prof has been bestowed with several honors and awards for his distinguished social and political service.

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