Board of Governors

YBhg. Professor Dato’ Dr Husaini Omar

DPMK, DPMS, PhD, MSc, BSc

Professor Dato’ Dr Husaini Omar 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 was a former Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) from 1 June 2020 until 31 January 2021. He subsequently assumed the duties of Director-General of Higher Education from 1 February 2021 until 9 March 2023. He was appointed as a member of the Board of Governors for UCSI College on 15 June 2023.