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KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan has been appointed the fifth president of the Islamic International University (IIUM), effective June 2.
He replaces Tan Sri Sanusi Junid whose term of office was shortened by two years. Sanusi's term was supposed to expire in 2010.
IIUM director of public relations, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, said the appointment was made by the university's constitutional head, Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah.
"We acknowledge with our utmost gratitude, the contributions made by Tan Sri Sanusi Junid to the university during his tenure as president of the university, and the IIUM community welcomes Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan as the new president of the university," he said in a statement Tuesday.
Abdul Rahman said the IIUM president also served as chairman of the board of governors which met once a year, and chairman of the council which met once, every four months.
Sanusi, a former Kedah menteri besar, has been IIUM president since February 2000.
Of late, there was intense speculation on Sanusi's position as IIUM president after he quit Umno on the same day as former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
-- BERNAMA
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