Husaini Omar
{{Malay name|Husaini|Omar}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = YBhg Prof Dato’ Dr Husaini Omar (cropped).jpg
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| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Professor Dato' Dr.
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DPMK (Kelantan)|DPMS|PSK}}
| name = Husaini Omar
| native_name =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|03|10}}
| birth_place = Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
| citizenship = Malaysian
| office = 8th Director-General of Higher Education
| term_start = 1 February 2021
| term_end = 9 March 2023
| monarch = Abdullah
| primeminister = Muhyiddin Yassin
{{small|(2021)}}
Ismail Sabri Yaakob {{small|(2021-2022)}}
Anwar Ibrahim {{small|(2022-2023)}}
| minister = Noraini Ahmad {{small|(2021-2022)}}
Mohamed Khaled Nordin {{small|(2022-2023)}}
| predecessor = Mohamed Mustafa Ishak
| successor = Azlinda Azman
| office2 = 4th Vice-Chancellor of the
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
| chancellor2 = Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra
| term_start2 = 1 January 2018
| term_end2 = 6 January 2019
| predecessor2 = Mortaza Mohamed
| successor2 = Noor Azizi Ismail
| office3 = Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of Universiti Putra Malaysia
| term_start3 = 15 February 2017
| term_end3 = 1 January 2018
| chancellor3 = Sharafuddin
| predecessor3 = Mohd. Azmi Mohd Lila
| successor3 = Zulkifli Idrus
| alma_mater = University of Malaya (BSc)
University of Leeds (MEng)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (PhD)
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| spouse = Norwati Mustapha
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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.
Education
Husaini holds 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.{{cite web|url=https://mohe.gov.my/en/announcements/media-statement/pelantikan-ybhg-prof-dato-dr-husaini-bin-omar-sebagai-ketua-pengarah-pendidikan-tinggi-yang-baharu?highlight=WzIwXQ==|title=KENYATAAN MEDIA PELANTIKAN YBHG. PROF. DATO' DR. HUSAINI BIN OMAR SEBAGAI KETUA PENGARAH PENDIDIKAN TINGGI YANG BAHARU|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Ministry of Higher Education|language=Ms|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715102201/https://mohe.gov.my/en/announcements/media-statement/pelantikan-ybhg-prof-dato-dr-husaini-bin-omar-sebagai-ketua-pengarah-pendidikan-tinggi-yang-baharu?highlight=WzIwXQ==|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|date=29 January 2021|title=Husaini Omar to assume Higher Education DG role on Feb 1|work=The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/01/29/husaini-omar-to-assume-higher-education-dg-role-on-feb-1|access-date=15 July 2021}}
Career
Husaini has eight years of industry experience as a geological engineer before starting his career as a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1996. He enjoyed academic and administrative success until he was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of UPM on 15 February 2017 before assuming the position of Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan on 1 January 2018 until 6 January 2019. He subsequently assumed the duties of chief executive officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) from 1 June 2020 until 31 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.upm.edu.my/berita/prof_dato_dr_husaini_omar_dilantik_tncpi_upm-25470|title=Prof. Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar dilantik TNCPI UPM|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Universiti Putra Malaysia}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bernama.com/bm/am/news.php?id=1846773|title=Husaini Omar dilantik Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif baharu MQA|access-date=15 July 2021|publisher=Bernama|date=1 June 2020}}
Honours
- {{Flag|Kelantan}} :
- 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (PSK) (2012){{cite web|url=https://www.upm.edu.my/news/prof_dato_dr_husaini_omar_is_new_upm_deputy_vc_research_and_innovation-25470|title=Prof. Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar is new UPM Deputy VC (Research and Innovation)|website=www.upm.edu.my}}
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (2018){{Cite web|date=11 November 2018|title=Mukhriz dahului senarai 602 penerima Kehormatan Kelantan|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/496750/mukhriz-dahului-senarai-602-penerima-kehormatan-kelantan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217134257/https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/496750/mukhriz-dahului-senarai-602-penerima-kehormatan-kelantan|archive-date=17 February 2020|access-date=20 August 2021|website=Berita Harian|language=ms}}
- {{Flag|Selangor}} :
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2016){{cite web|url=https://awards.selangor.gov.my/ms/penerima/warta/maklumat-penerima/2016dpmshusainiomar|title=DPMS 2016|website=awards.selangor.gov.my|access-date=18 July 2024}}
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Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent
Category:University of Malaya alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds
Category:University of Putra Malaysia alumni
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor