Abdul Wahid Omar to be UKM board chairman


  • Nation
  • Monday, 05 Nov 2018

BANGI: Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, the former Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) chairman, has been appointed as the chairman of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) board of directors.

In a press statement, UKM said Abdul Wahid would be replacing Tan Sri Dr Ibrahim Saad, and his period of appointment will be from Nov 1, 2018 until Oct 31, 2021.

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