Preceded by Abu Bakar Suleiman Citizenship Malaysian | Preceded by Victor Lim Occupation Medical doctor | |
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Full Name Abdul Aziz bin Baba | ||
Professor Abdul Aziz bin Baba is a Malaysian medical doctor, haematologist and academic administrator. He is the Vice-Chancellor (CEO) of the International Medical University (IMU), serving since 1 January 2016.
Career
He attended medical school at the University of Melbourne and graduated in 1979. He joined the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1986, became Professor in 2000 and was Dean of the School of Medical Sciences 2005–2012.
He joined the International Medical University as a Professor of Medicine in 2013 and became a member of the university's senior management committee as Vice-President with the responsibility for the medical and dental programmes in the same year. He also served as Director of the IMU Centre for Education (ICE) in 2015. In 2016 he succeeded Abu Bakar Suleiman as Vice-Chancellor (previously known as President), i.e. as the university's effective head.
He has been President of the Malaysian Society of Haematology, Chairman of the National Conjoint Board for Postgraduate Medical Programmes, Chairman of Specialist Advisory Committee (Clinical Haematology) of the National Specialist Register and a member of the Malaysian Medical Council.