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Mohd Kamal Hassan

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Short description: Malaysian academic (1942–2023)
Yang Berbahagia Distinguished Professor Tan Sri Dr.

Mohd Kamal Hassan

PSM JSM
3rd Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
5 April 1998 – 31 May 2006
ChancellorSultan Ahmad Shah
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Abu Sulayman
Succeeded bySyed Arabi Idid
Personal details
Born(1942-10-26)26 October 1942
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Japanese-occupied Malaya
Died23 February 2023(2023-02-23) (aged 80)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
Columbia University
OccupationResearcher

Mohd. Kamal bin Hassan, PSM (26 October 1942 – 23 February 2023) was a Malaysian academic and Islamic scholar, specializing in contemporary Islamic thought, particularly pertaining to the Southeast Asia region. He was the Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 1998[1] to 2006.

Education background

Kamal Hassan attended Sultan Ismail School in Kota Bharu. He attained his bachelor's degree in Islamic studies from University of Malaya (UM) in 1965. He furthered his postgraduate studies in Columbia University, where he obtained the degree of Master of Arts in 1970, Master of Philosophy in 1972 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1975.[2]

Career

Kamal Hassan started his academic career at the National University of Malaysia, where he chaired the Department of Usuluddin and Philosophy in 1979 and was later made a full professor. He then joined IIUM, where he founded the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences in 1983. He succeeded Professor Emeritus Dato' Abdul Hamid Ahmad Abu Sulayman as the third Rector of IIUM on 5 April 1998 and served in the office before passing it onto Professor Dato' Sri Syed Arabi Syed Abdullah Idid.

To mark his contributions to the country, he was chosen to be a National Academic Figure in 2017.[3] He left IIUM on 30 July 2018 after 42 years of service to Malaysian education, on which IIUM awarded him the title of Professor Emeritus. Before exiting IIUM, he was a Distinguished Professor[4] at its Centre of Islamisation. He was one of three academicians in Malaysia who was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Higher Education in 2010.[5]

Death

Kamal Hassan died from complications of surgery on 23 February 2023, at the age of 80.[6]

Honours

  •  Malaysia :
    • Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM.svg Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1988)[7]
    • Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2006)[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ibrahim, Salina (17 April 2001). "UIAM isi harapan ummah" (in ms). Utusan Malaysia. http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0417&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_02.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd. Kamal Hassan – WICULS 2016" (in en-US). http://wiculs2016.usim.edu.my/default-item/tan-sri-prof-dr-mohd-kamal-hassan/. 
  3. ↑ Qhairil Eemann, Nor Shayaumil (3 November 2017). "3 cendekiawan terima anugerah Tokoh Akademik Negara" (in ms). Berita Harian. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2017/11/346069/3-cendekiawan-terima-anugerah-tokoh-akademik-negara. 
  4. ↑ Baharom, Sofian. "Rajah Profesor Ulung Negara". Utusan Online. http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/rajah-profesor-ulung-negara-1.608126. 
  5. ↑ "3 named distinguished professors" (in en). http://www.thesundaily.my/node/135116. 
  6. ↑ "Tokoh ilmuan Mohd Kamal Hassan meninggal dunia". Astro Awani. 23 February 2023. https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/tokoh-ilmuan-mohd-kamal-hassan-meninggal-dunia-407786. 
  7. ↑ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1988". https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1988.pdf. 
  8. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/. 

Further reading

  • Md. Mahmudul Hasan and Abdul Rashid Moten (Ed.). Journey to Islamicisation of Human Knowledge: A Festschrift in Honour of Mohd. Kamal Hassan. IIUM Press, 2023.
  • Md Mahmudul Hasan, "Iqbal’s and Hassan’s Complaints: A Study of “To the Holy Prophet” and “SMS to Sir Muhammad Iqbal”." The Muslim World 110.2 (2020): 195-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/muwo.12335



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