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KUALA LUMPUR - Bermula dengan memberi pertolongan kepada mangsa bencana alam, seorang petugas misi bantuan kemanusiaan akhirnya fokus kepada kerja-kerja dakwah sehingga berjaya mengislamkan lebih 300,000 penduduk di Cebu, Filipina setakat ini

Presiden Briged Bakti Malaysia Datuk Dr Abdul Razak Kechik berkata, segalanya bermula ketika beliau menjejakkan kaki ke wilayah berkenaan pada 10 Januari 2014.

Menurutnya, misi beliau ke sana ketika itu bertujuan untuk memberi bantuan kepada mangsa Taufan Haiyan.

Katanya, selaku Presiden Malaysia Relief Agency (MRA) pada ketika itu beliau memberi pelbagai bantuan termasuk makanan, rawatan, perubatan dan baik pulih tempat tinggal.

"Pada masa sama, saya juga membina hubungan baik dengan masyarakat di sana. Apabila bergaul, ramai dalam kalangan mereka yang berminat dengan Islam dan bertanya bagaimana hendak memeluk Islam.

"Bermula 2015, saya tumpu kepada kerja dakwah. Hingga ke hari ini lebih 300,000 orang sudah diislamkan. Di sana, orang Islam pada asalnya berjumlah 20,000 ke 30,000 orang sahaja," katanya ketika ditemui Sinar Harian di Taman Duta di sini pada Khamis.

Sebelum itu, beliau menerima zakat sebanyak RM1 juta daripada Datuk Muhamad Fasri Samsudin dan isteri, Datin Rusnah Hussin bagi kerja-kerja dakwah di Cebu.

Turut hadir, Ahli Parlimen Bandar Tun Razak, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail dan bekas-bekas pelajar Malaysia di Ireland.

Abdul Razak berkata, beliau juga menubuhkan Yayasan One Dakwah Foundation Incorporated di Filipina bagi melindungi pergerakan dakwah mereka di negara itu.

Jelasnya, kerja-kerja mengembangkan Islam di negara berkenaan tidak mendatangkan masalah malah disambut baik oleh semua pihak termasuk polis kerana kami membawa Islam yang sederhana.

"Jadi, bagi memastikan ajaran Islam terus berkembang, kita kena ada masjid di kampung-kampung. Satu masjid kecil berharga RM500,000 dan ini merupakan cabaran kita," ujar beliau.

Sementara itu, Muhamad Fasri menjelaskan, sumbangan zakat bertujuan memastikan usaha dakwah di Cebu dapat diteruskan.

"Sebagai kawan, saya banyak mencontohi Dr Abdul Razak melakukan kerja dakwah namun lebih tertumpu di Thailand, Laos dan Myanmar.

"Saya harapkan sumbangan ini dapat dimanfaatkan oleh beliau bagi meningkatkan syiar Islam di Cebu," katanya.

Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang, 57, has been appointed OUM’s fourth President/Vice-Chancellor, effective from 1 February 2022. He succeeds Prof Dato’ Dr Mansor Fadzil, who retired in October last year.

Originally from Terengganu, Dr Ahmad Izanee has been a familiar face at OUM for many years, having joined the University in November 2006. Starting off as Director of Kuantan Learning Centre, he then went on to hold several important leadership positions, including Head of the Assessment and Examination Division (2014) and Registrar (2016) before being promoted to General Manager (Business Development and Support Services) in 2019.

As the General Manager, his responsibilities encompassed five major areas, namely business development, property development and maintenance, security, information technology, and quality assurance. He also dedicated his focus to developing business opportunities and identifying new potential partners, particularly those from outside Malaysia.

In short, Dr Ahmad Izanee has had the chance to manage a wide range of important portfolios in his 15 years of service at the University.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from the University of New South Wales (1990), Diploma in Education from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1996), Master of Science (Education Administration) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2001), and Doctor of Education from Universiti Selangor (2012).

Upon completing his bachelor’s degree, he worked as a teacher at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara for five years. Subsequently, he gained more experience as lecturer and administrator at a private higher education institution owned by the Pahang state government for 12 years before joining OUM.

All told, he has more than 30 years of experience in education and management, with expertise in adult education and educational leadership.

With Dr Ahmad Izanee at the helm, learners can expect some exciting new initiatives at OUM soon.

New, career-relevant programmes will be developed, and OUM will hopefully make an even greater mark internationally too. The University will look for ways to complement programmes with additional professional certifications, so that the degrees offered at OUM will be the best that learners can hope for. Dr Ahmad Izanee will also strive to rekindle and strengthen ties with other open universities around the world.

Finally, Dr Ahmad Izanee hopes to assure learners that OUM will work on enhancing the relevant support services to ensure round-the-clock accessibility, user-friendliness, and a worry-free study experience.

Congratulations, Dr Ahmad Izanee! This appointment is greatly welcomed by the OUM community at large and we hope to see the University soar under your leadership!

By Tengku Amina Munira

Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang, 57, has been appointed OUM’s fourth President/Vice-Chancellor, effective from 1 February 2022. He succeeds Prof Dato’ Dr Mansor Fadzil, who retired in October last year.

Originally from Terengganu, Dr Ahmad Izanee has been a familiar face at OUM for many years, having joined the University in November 2006. Starting off as Director of Kuantan Learning Centre, he then went on to hold several important leadership positions, including Head of the Assessment and Examination Division (2014) and Registrar (2016) before being promoted to General Manager (Business Development and Support Services) in 2019.

As the General Manager, his responsibilities encompassed five major areas, namely business development, property development and maintenance, security, information technology, and quality assurance. He also dedicated his focus to developing business opportunities and identifying new potential partners, particularly those from outside Malaysia.

In short, Dr Ahmad Izanee has had the chance to manage a wide range of important portfolios in his 15 years of service at the University.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from the University of New South Wales (1990), Diploma in Education from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1996), Master of Science (Education Administration) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2001), and Doctor of Education from Universiti Selangor (2012).

Upon completing his bachelor’s degree, he worked as a teacher at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara for five years. Subsequently, he gained more experience as lecturer and administrator at a private higher education institution owned by the Pahang state government for 12 years before joining OUM.

All told, he has more than 30 years of experience in education and management, with expertise in adult education and educational leadership.

With Dr Ahmad Izanee at the helm, learners can expect some exciting new initiatives at OUM soon.

New, career-relevant programmes will be developed, and OUM will hopefully make an even greater mark internationally too. The University will look for ways to complement programmes with additional professional certifications, so that the degrees offered at OUM will be the best that learners can hope for. Dr Ahmad Izanee will also strive to rekindle and strengthen ties with other open universities around the world.

Finally, Dr Ahmad Izanee hopes to assure learners that OUM will work on enhancing the relevant support services to ensure round-the-clock accessibility, user-friendliness, and a worry-free study experience.

Congratulations, Dr Ahmad Izanee! This appointment is greatly welcomed by the OUM community at large and we hope to see the University soar under your leadership!

By Tengku Amina Munira