By Aisyah Mohd and Aida Najwa
GOMBAK, 13 March 2022: A total of 5,619 graduands of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) received their scrolls at the 36th Convocation ceremony which was officiated by its President, Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar on Saturday.
The ceremony saw a total of 296 received their doctors of philosophy (PhD), 845 masters, and 4,478 received bachelor’s degree.
The 36th and 37th convocation ceremony with 16 sessions altogether will be held for eight days, from Saturday until 20 March, at IIUM Cultural Centre (ICC), Gombak for graduates who completed their studies in 2020 as the ceremony could not be held in that year due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe delivered a keynote speech titled “Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Look East Policy” in conjunction of the award of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy he received from IIUM.
The honorary doctorate was conferred on Abe by Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at the National Palace on Friday (11 March).
Meanwhile, Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) received the Ibn Khaldun Merit Award for Global Social Transformation at the convocation ceremony in recognition of its contributions and services to the society.
In addition, university level awards were also given to best students at the university level.
The list of recipients at the 36th Convocation for the different categories of the awards are as follows:
Royal Education Award
Aisyah binti Md Yusof (Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences)
Nur Shazleen Nisha binti Rozali (Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences)
Best Overall Student Award
Moniruzzaman (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
President’s Award
Sama Saeed (Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws)
Rector’s Award
Syamilah Heng binti Kamal Koh (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
BUDI Award
Nurul Ain Nadhirah binti Abdul Muen (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Ibn Al-Mas’ud Al-Hafiz Award
Ahmad Amirul Ashraf bin Mohd Rusdan (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Abdullah Ibnu Ummi Maktum Special Achievement Award (Academic)
Muhammad Farith bin Ariffin (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Amru Ibn Al-Jamuh Special Achievement Award (Co-Curricular)
Muhammad Abdul Rahman bin Ismail (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Here is the list of recipients for different categories of the awards at the 37th Convocation which are as follows:
Royal Education Award
Amni Izzati Binti Zulkarnain (Kulliyyah of Pharmacy)
Siti Sarah Binti Kamaruzaman (Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws)
IIUM Best Overall Student Award
Syed Ahmed Khabir Bin Abdul Rahman (Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws)
President’s Award
Muhammad Ridzwan Bin Md Tahir (Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences)
Rector’s Award
Maisarah Binti Lukman (Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences)
BUDI Award
Muhammad Sabhan Iman Bin Ismail (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Ibn Al-Mas’ud Al-Hafiz Award
Maswoud Ridwan (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
Abdullah Ibnu Ummi Maktum Special Achievement Award (Academic)
Nur Aziatul Binti Khazizi (Kulliyyah of Languages and Management)
Amru Ibn Al-Jamuh Special Achievement Award (Co-Curricular)
Aiman Bin Abu Bakar (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
The convocation ceremony was held by adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) that have been set by the Malaysian National Security Council (MKN), Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Higher Education.***