Tuanku Muhriz , the new Chancellor of UKM

The Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir will be proclaimed as the new Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 21 July 2009. Tuanku Muhriz is the third Chancellor after Tuanku Jaafar ibni AlMarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman who passed away recently. Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak Hussein was the first Chancellor of UKM.

On the same day, the former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will received his Honorary PhD (Civilisational Islam) degree from Tuanku Muhriz.

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The Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Proclaimed the Chancellor of UKM

The arrival of the Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan at the Dectar compund Photo Credit: PRO UKM

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