Kangar, April 11 – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Senior Deputy Registrar Mohd Saad Din was appointed the new Registrar of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) effective April 1.

He previously worked at the Human Resource Section of the USM Registrar Department and was due for compulsory retirement in March before being appointed as UniMAP Registrar until January 2021 to replace Tuan Zuber Mohamed who had also undergone compulsory retirement on January 15.

Mohd Saad, a Telok Cengai-native with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from USM, began his career with the university on 1 April 1986 and ended his service at the age of 58.

He possesses an extensive 32-year experience in human resource management at the Penang-based university before being appointed UniMAP's 4th Registrar today.

Earlier, UniMAP Vice Chancellor Dato' Prof Dr Zul Azhar Zahid Jamal attended the Handover Ceremony for the handover of duties between former UniMAP Registrar Zuber and Mohd Saad at the Vice Chancellor's Office here today.