Teach For Malaysia appoints former education DG Habibah to Board of Trustees

PETALING JAYA: Former education director-general Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim has been appointed by Teach For Malaysia (TFM) to its Board of Trustees.

TFM chairman and founding trustee Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz said they are pleased to welcome her to the board.

“She brings invaluable insights with her extensive experience in education system transformation, policy development, as well as programme implementation and evaluation,” he said.

“Her experience will further strengthen our partnership with the Education Ministry as we look to continue scaling our impact,” added Tunku Ali.

Similarly TFM CEO Chan Soon Seng said; “As we continue to scale our impact in the education ecosystem in line with our 2030 strategy, we are delighted to have Habibah as a trustee”.

“I am confident that her expertise and leadership in education reform will guide us in our goal to continue to be a trusted partner in enabling the education ecosystem’s transformation,” added Chan.

On her appointment,Habibah said that she is excited to be part of TFM, a growing movement with a vision of empowering students to be future leaders.

“It is important to develop leaders at every level in education, particularly in helping our children navigate the effects of the pandemic,” she said in a press release on Monday (Aug 29).

Habibah had served the Education Ministry for more than 34 years before her retirement on April 5 2021.

She began her career as a secondary school teacher in Selangor and Kedah.

Her positions include the head of the Delivery Management Office for the Education National Key Economic Area, Education Performance and Delivery Unit (PADU) executive director, Educational Planning and Research Division director, and deputy Education director-general (Policy and Curriculum).

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology from the University of Salford in 1984.

She later earned the degree of Master in Education in 1993 at the University of Bristol, and Master of Art in Sociology in 1999, followed by a Doctorate in Education in 2001 from Stanford University.