Exemplifying the art of nation-building


Science and industry alone cannot build a nation. One of Malaysia’s academic greats demonstrated this when he moved from his science field to brilliantly explore the social aspects of humanity and civilisation.

WHEN I was told that for my Prominent Professorial Lecture at UCSI University I was being paired with renowned academic and scientist Tan Sri Prof Dr Omar Abdul Rahman, I was exci­ted, but I also felt a great weight of humility.

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