Habibah Abdul Rahim Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Yang Berbahagia Datuk Dr.
Honorific-Suffix:	PJN SSIS
Habibah Abdul Rahim
Native Name Lang:	ms
Birth Date:	5 April 1961
Birth Place:	Malaysia
Citizenship:	Malaysian
Office1:	17th Director-General of Education
Term Start1:	10 January 2020
Term End1:	28 March 2021
Monarch1:	Abdullah
Predecessor1:	Amin Senin
Successor1:	Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid
Alma Mater:	Stanford University
Occupation:	Educator

Habibah binti Abdul Rahim (born 1961) is a Malaysian educator and the former Director-General of Education from January 2020 to March 2021 (but took compulsory retirement as she turned 60 years of age in April the same year).^[1]

Education

Habibah graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy with Honors in Biology from the University of Salford in 1985. She then went on to study for a master's degree in education at the University of Bristol in 1993. Habibah earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education from Stanford University in 2001.^{[2] [3]}

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• :
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) - Datuk (2020)^[4]
• :
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) - Datin Paduka Setia (2020)^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: KP Pelajaran bersara hari ini. 12 July 2021. Berita Harian. 5 April 2021. ms.
2. News: Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim appointed as Education director-general. 12 July 2021. New Straits Times. 16 January 2020.
3. Web site: KENYATAAN MEDIA : PELANTIKAN DR. HABIBAH BINTI ABDUL RAHIM SEBAGAI KETUA PENGARAH PELAJARAN MALAYSIA BAHARU. 12 July 2021. Ministry of Education.
4. Web site: Tengku Maimun, Arshad Ayub dahului senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Pingat sempena Keputeraan Agong. Bernama. Astro Awani. 12 July 2021. 17 August 2020. ms.
5. Web site: Datin Paduka Setia Dr. Habibah. 12 July 2021.
6. Web site: 12 July 2021. ms. Berita Harian. Agong terima Darjah Kerabat Selangor. 11 December 2020.