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UMT APPOINTS THE POCKET ROCKET MAN AS KARYAWAN TAMU UTAMA AND OFFERS PHD SCHOLARSHIP

UMT APPOINTS THE POCKET ROCKET MAN AS KARYAWAN TAMU UTAMA AND OFFERS PHD SCHOLARSHIP

Monday, 30/08/2021

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Kuala Nerus, 26 August 2021–Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) has appointed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Silver Medalist Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang as Karyawan Tamu Utama and offered a two-year Chancellor Scholarship for a PhD study at UMT.

UMT Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Mazlan Abd Ghaffar presented Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni with the letter of appointment and the letter of offer when the Terengganu native came to UMT today to appear as a special guest on One Day Sports Webinar.

“Today is a lucky day for UMT,” Professor Mazlan said. “We are grateful that Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni made himself available for the programme.”

Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni is now the first Terengganu athlete to be appointed as Karyawan Tamu Utama by institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.

According to Professor Mazlan, the appointment took into consideration the national athlete’s contributions to the country in general and to Terengganu in particular in terms of achievements in sports at the international level.

As UMT’s Karyawan Tamu Utama, Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni will work closely with the Centre of Holistic Development and Co-curriculum to share with UMT staff and local community his experiences and expertise and possibly collaborate with UMT researchers on sports studies.

At the same time, the appointment is in line with the aspiration of Higher Education Ministry to produce The Thinking Athletes, Professor Mazlan said.

In addition, UMT has also offered Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Honorary Degree Award in the near future. “Dato’ deserves the award since he has contributed greatly to UMT and made Terengganu proud wth his achievements,” Professor Mazlan said.

The track cyclist from Dungun, Terengganu, is popularly known as The Pocket Rocket Man because of his small physical stature and his ability to sprint towards the finish line at every race.

Aside from winning the Silver Medal in the last Olympic, Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni also won the Bronze Medal in Rio De Janeiro Olympic in 2016.

He was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Terengganu.

 

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