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Syed Arabi bin Syed Abdullah Idid (born on 28 September 1944 at Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia) is a Malaysian scholar who serves as a Professor of Communication at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was the Rector of IIUM from 1 June 2006 to 1 August 2011.

Education background

Syed Arabi Idid obtained primary education at Ibrahim School, Sungai Petani and secondary education at Sultan Abdul Hamid College at Alor Setar. He furthered his study at the University of Malaya and obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in History in 1968. In 1976, he was awarded with the degree of Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Ten years later, he graduated from the same as a Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communication.

Career

He started his career as a journalist in Bernama from 1968 to 1971. He then joined National University of Malaysia (UKM) as an administrative officer and later as a lecturer. He remained at UKM until he joined IIUM as a professor in 1999. He was the Registrar of UKM from 1978 to 1981.

Prior to his rectory in IIUM, he served as the Dean of Research Management Centre from 2001 to 2006. On 1 June 2006, he succeeded Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Mohd. Kamal Hassan as the fourth Rector of IIUM. He served such office until 1 August 2011.

Honours

•  Kedah :
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (1990)
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2000)
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2011)
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)

References

1. Merican, A. Murad (30 November 2014). "Journey of social science in Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. Malaysia (2013). Transformasi Perkhidmatan Awam di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Department of Information, Malaysia. p. 60.
3. "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

• Living people
• 1944 births
• People from Kedah
• Malaysian people of Malay descent
• Academic staff of the International Islamic University Malaysia
• University of Malaya alumni
• Academic staff of the National University of Malaysia