Unimas VC earns reappointment


PROF Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi (pic) had been reappointed the vice chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) for a year effective from Dec 15 last year.

This is the third time he had been appointed to the post – he first served as the varsity’s sixth vice chancellor for over seven years from April 2013 to October 2020, before being reappointed for a two-year term from Dec 15, 2020, to Dec 14 last year. In a media statement on Dec 17, the Higher Education Ministry said Prof Mohamad Kadim has extensive administrative experience, leadership qualities and strategic thinking that can bridge the gap in the higher education ecosystem, especially in Sarawak.

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