{"id":939,"date":"2017-11-03T18:02:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T10:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/?page_id=939"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:38:48","slug":"board-of-governors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/about-us\/board-of-governors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Governors"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-939'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div style='padding-bottom:10px;font-size:35px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote   av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Board of Governors<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-939'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable' style='margin-top:10; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top first  \" style='padding:10px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><header id=\"main-title\" class=\"main-title\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/bgov-rafidah.jpg\" alt=\"Y. Bhg. Tan Sri (Dr.) Rafidah Aziz\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Y. Bhg. Tan Sri (Dr.) Rafidah Aziz<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chancellor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz serves as the Non-Executive Independent Chairman of AirAsia X. Ms. Aziz has been an Senior Independent Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director at AirAsia X Berhad since July 10, 2013 and March 3, 2011 respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center '><a href='https:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/about-us\/board-of-governors\/tan-sri-dr-rafidah-aziz\/' class='avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-dark avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable' style='margin-top:10; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top   \" style='padding:10px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><header id=\"main-title\" class=\"main-title\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-947 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/bgov-nikhashim.jpg\" alt=\"Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Nik Hashim bin Nik. Ab. Rahman\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Nik Hashim bin Nik. Ab. Rahman<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pro Chancellor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Tan Sri Dato&#8217;. Bentara Istana Nik Hashim bin Nik Ab. Rahman served as a Judge of the High Court Malaya since 1997. Since October 1, 1995, Tan Sri Dato&#8217;. bin Nik Ab. Rahman served as Judicial Commissioner of the High Court Malaya and was posted to Kota Bharu and later to Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center '><a href='https:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/about-us\/board-of-governors\/tan-sri-dato-nik-hashim\/' class='avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-dark avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div first  \" style='margin-top:10; margin-bottom:0px; padding:10px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><header id=\"main-title\" class=\"main-title\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-954 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/bgov-ahmadfuzi.jpg\" alt=\"Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Fuzi bin Haji Abdul Razak\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Fuzi bin Haji Abdul Razak<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>YBhg Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Ahmad Fuzi bin Haji Abdul Razak serves as a Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. YBhg Tan Sri Dato\u2019 bin Haji Abdul Razak serves as a Secretary General of WIEF. He served as an Ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center '><a href='https:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/tan-sri-datuk-ahmad-fuzi\/' class='avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-dark avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div   \" style='margin-top:10; margin-bottom:0px; padding:10px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><header id=\"main-title\" class=\"main-title\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-954 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/meritus.edu.my\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/bgov-anuwar.jpg\" alt=\"Y. 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