Salleh Mohd Nor

Salleh Mohd Nor
Born20 October 1940
Kuala Pilah (town)
NationalityMalaysian
Alma materAdelaide University
Scientific career
FieldsForestry
InstitutionsForest Research Institute Malaysia

YBhg Tan Sri Dato’Salleh bin Haji Mohd Nor (born 20 October 1940, in Kuala Pilah (town), Negeri Sembilan)[1] is a Malaysian forester, conservationist and academician. Salleh was the first director-general of the Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and served as president of the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) for 30 years.[2][3][4][5]

Education

Tan Sri Dr Salleh received the Colombo Plan Scholarship to study forestry in Adelaide from 1961-1962, and later at the Australian Forestry School (AFS), Canberra, from which he graduated with a BSc (Forestry) from Adelaide University and a Diploma of Forestry from AFS. Salleh received his Ph.D. and Masters Degree from Michigan State University.[3]

Honours and awards

Salleh was the 2016 recipient of the Merdeka Award in the 'Environment' category.[6] He has received the following honours:

Public office

Salleh chaired the Malaysian Antarctic Programme and has visited Antarctica twice.[7] He has served as the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He was elected president of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). He was a member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM), chairman of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT),[8] chairman of Malaysian Bio-Industry Organization (MBIO), and secretary-general of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).[3] He is a fellow of the Malaysian Scientific Association.[6]

Conservation work

As president of MNS, and subsequently as senior advisor of the society, Salleh has been active in campaigns to save several forests in Malaysia.[9] Successful campaigns have led to the protection of Endau-Rompin National Park,[10] Royal Belum State Park,[11] Kota Damansara Community Forest Park, Bukit Kiara park and numerous other sites of high value for biodiversity.[9]

References

  1. ^ New Malaysian Who's who (in Malay). Vol. 2. Kasuya Pub. 1995. p. 987. ISBN 9789839624021.
  2. ^ "NanoMalaysia :: Board Of Directors". www.nanomalaysia.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  3. ^ a b c "About Us | Science Career". Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. ^ Seri), Salleh Mohd Nor (Tan Sri, Dato' (2013). Portrait of a Thousand Smiles: Academician Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Salleh Mohd Nor, Autobiography. Academy of Sciences Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-9445-55-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Salleh: His Vision, His Mission, His Work. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 1995. ISBN 978-983-9592-43-6.
  6. ^ a b Merdeka Award (2016). "Recipient Profile". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. ^ Nor, Salleh Mohd (2012). Antarctica: A New Landmark of the Malaysian Antarctic Research Programme : Official Working Visit of His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah. Penerbit UTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Academy of Sciences Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-52-0845-4.
  8. ^ Sham, Md Zin; Kling, Zainal; Ahmad, Yussof (2017-04-21). Bintang-Bintang Bergemerlapan (in Malay). PTS Publishing House Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-967-401-394-3.
  9. ^ a b Jun, Soo Wern (2018-12-21). "From ministers to sultans, green man Salleh goes places to save forests". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  10. ^ Davison, G. W. H. (1988). Endau-Rompin: A Malaysian Heritage. Malayan Nature Society. ISBN 978-967-99906-1-4.
  11. ^ Davison, G. W. H. (1995). Belum : a rainforest in Malaysia / G.W.H. Davison. Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Nature Society, 1995. ISBN 978-983-9681-15-4.

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