Saharuddin Abdul Hamid

Biography

Dr. Saharuddin completed his M.Sc with a Japanese MOMBUSHO Scholarship at Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1985 and Ph.D with the Commonwealth Scholarship at University of Wales, Cardiff, UK in the field of Maritime Policy and Resource Management in 1996. In June 2006, he successfully set up the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Marine Science and was appointed as the founding Dean. His research interest is in the field of maritime developmental policy, marine environmental and resource management. He has supervised many undergraduates and postgraduate students and presently supervising 10 postgraduates (PhDs and Masters). To date, he has attended about 70 conferences and workshops at international and national level as a speaker and resource person and has published more than 100 over academic articles. He is an Editorial Board members and panel reviewer in local journals such as IKMAL Maritime Journal, the International Journal of Sustainability Science and Management and recently the International E-Navigation and Maritime Economic Journal. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (FIMarEST), a Member of Malaysian Maritim

Research Interest

Dr. Saharuddin Abdul Hamid research interest is in the field of maritime developmental policy, marine environmental and resource management.