Dr. Hasuria Binti Che Omar
Independent Non-Executive Director
ABOUT
Dr. Hasuria binti Che Omar, aged 58 is a Malaysian female. She is the Independent NonExecutive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 11 August 2022. She is also the Chairperson of our Nominating Committee and a member of our Remuneration Committee.
A summary of her qualification and working experience are set out below:
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor of Arts majoring in Geography from Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Master of Arts (Linguistics - Translation Studies) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Translation Studies from Universiti Sains Malaysia
EXPERIENCE
- Began her career in 1995 as a Language teacher for the Centre for Language and Translation in University Sains Malaysia where she prepared study courses and conducted classes on subjects related to language and translation studies. Promoted to Lecturer in 1998, in which she taught undergraduate students. In 2005, promoted to Senior Lecturer, and her responsibilities expanded to include more research and publications and supervising postgraduate students for research and in mixed-mode study programmes. In 2009, was promoted to Associate Professor, where she led and coordinated courses and managing research and partnerships with other educational institutions. She was also responsible for designing and developing a range of study programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Retired in 2022 after 26 years of service.
- Currently Advisor of the Malaysian Association of Sign Language Interpreter (since 2006), Vice-President of the Malaysian Translators Association (since 2009), a voluntary professional body established under the auspices of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and assumed her current position as President of the Malaysian Translators Association on 23 December 2023.