Habibah Abdul Rahim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Habibah.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim PJN SSIS
17th Director-General of Education
In office 10 January 2020 – 28 March 2021
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad (2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021)
Minister	Mahathir Mohamad (Acting) (2020) Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (2020–2021)
Preceded by	Amin Senin
Succeeded by	Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid
Personal details
Born	(1961-04-05) 5 April 1961 (age 63) Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Educator

Habibah binti Abdul Rahim (born c. 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

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

References

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