Arham Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Arham. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Prof. Ts. Dr.
Arham Abdullah
DPSK
7th Vice Chancellor of the
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 February 2025
ChancellorMuhammad V
Preceded byRazli Che Razak
Personal details
Born (1975-08-08) 8 August 1975
Johor, Malaysia
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (BEng & MEng)
Loughborough University (PhD)
ProfessionAcademic

Arham bin Abdullah (born 8 August 1975) is a Malaysian academic and engineer who has served as Vice Chancellor of the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan since February 2025.

Education

Arham obtained a bachelor's degree of Civil Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1998 and a Master of Engineering Management in 1999. He subsequently obtained a Doctor of Philosophy Construction Management from Loughborough University in 2003.[1][2][3]

Career

Arham began his career as a lecturer at UTM in 1999, having been appointed as deputy director (Innovation) at the UTM Innovation and Commercialization Center from 2010 to 2014.

He was then seconded to the Department of Higher Education for five years starting in 2014 as Director of the Industrial Relations Division. In 2015, he was appointed as a member of the Boards of Director of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn.[4] He was later appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of UMK in 2019 before being appointed as Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan in 2025.[5][6]

Honours

  • Kelantan
    • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (DPSK) – Dato' (2025)[7]

References

  1. ^ "DATO' PROF. IR. TS. DR. ARHAM BIN ABDULLAH". expert.umk.edu.my.
  2. ^ "DATO' PROF. IR. TS. DR. ARHAM BIN ABDULLAH". expert.umk.edu.my.
  3. ^ "Prof. Dr. Arham Abdullah". scholar.google.com.
  4. ^ "Profesor Madya Dr. Arham Abdullah dilantik Ahli Lembaga Pengarah UTHM Yang Baharu". news.uthm.edu.my. 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ BERNAMA (15 February 2025). "Prof Dr Arham Abdullah dilantik Naib Canselor baharu UMK". Berita Harian.
  6. ^ BERNAMA (15 February 2025). "Arham Abdullah appointed as UMK's seventh VC". New Straits Times.
  7. ^ "Chief Secreatary To Govt Heads Kelantan Sultan Birthday Honours List". www.bernama.com. 29 September 2025.
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