Zaini Bin Ujang

Biography

Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang serves as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd since January 10, 2011. He holds Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from University of Newcastle, UK, and Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering from University of Newcastle, UK. He also attended Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. He is a Professional Engineer in Malaysia and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom. He was Vice Chancellor of the oldest technical university in Malaysia and South East Asia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. For his contribution to the nation, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Malaysia Merdeka Award 2009 for the category of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in environmental and sustainability water. He has been conferred the Darjah Seri Setia Tuanku Muhriz Yang Amat Terbilang (“SSTM”) and Panglima Jasa Negara (“PJN”). He was awarded by His Royal Highness Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus on 14 January 2013. He was the ‘Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1433H’ of Negeri Sembilan 2011, a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia, Senior Advisor to the Prince Khalid bin Sultan Chair on Water Research, King Saud University, Chairman of the Environmental Quality Council, Malaysia and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, United Kingdom. He is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College (UK) and Research Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has registered more than 20 intellectual property rights and published more than 250 technical papers and 33 books.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology