Radin Umar Radin Sohadi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Radin Sohadi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Radin Umar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Radin Umar Radin Sohadi
6th Vice-Chancellor of the
Universiti Putra Malaysia
In office
1 January 2011 – 31 December 2012
ChancellorSharafuddin of Selangor
Preceded byNik Mustapha Raja Abdullah
Succeeded byMohd Fauzi Ramlan
Director-General of Higher Education
In office
2 June 2008 – 31 December 2010
Preceded byHassan Said
Succeeded byRujhan Mustafa
Director-General of MIROS
In office
3 January 2007 – 31 May 2008
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAhmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah
Personal details
Born(1960-11-13)13 November 1960
Kampung Hulu Chemor, Perak
Died13 October 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 52)[1]
Hospital Serdang, Selangor
Cause of deathLiver failure[3]
NationalityMalaysian
SpouseNorsham Ahmad[2]
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield (BEng)
University of Sheffield (MEng)
University of Birmingham (PhD)

Radin Umar bin Radin Sohadi is a Malaysian academic administrator. He was the first Director-General of Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) when the agency established in 2007. From 2008 to 2010, he was appointed as the second Director-General of Higher Education, succeed Hassan Said. Then, he served as the 6th Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2012.[4] He resigned from the office due to health issue.

Education background

After studied at the Sekolah Aminuddin Baki Chemor, Radin Umar joined Royal Military College before furthered his study in United Kingdom. He completed Bachelor and Master in Engineering, both from University of Sheffield in year 1984 and 1985 respectively. Then, he obtained PhD in Engineering from University of Birmingham in 1996, specialisation in "Accident Diagnostic Systems".[1]

Career

Started from 1985, Radin Umar was a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering in UPM, and then he served as Dean of the faculty from 1999 until 2004. In the year between 2005 and 2006, he held the post as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International Relations) of UPM.[5]

Upon the establishment of Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) in 2007, he was appointed as the first Director-General, and later succeed by Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah.[1] His leave opened up another path for his career, as he was appointed as second Director-General of the Department of Higher Education in 2008. Few years later, he back to UPM and served as the Vice-Chancellor until his resignation in the end of 2012.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Radin Umar Radin Sohadi, Dato' Ir. Dr., 1960-2013 (Naib Canselor Keenam)". Putra Archives. 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Farewell Dr Radin Umar" (PDF). Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Bekas NC UPM Meninggal Dunia". mStar. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ^ Jaafar, Mohd Saleh (18 July 2025). "The rich legacies and lasting impact of the late Dato' Ir. Dr Radin Umar". Official portal of UPM. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Radin Umar dilantik Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pengajian Tinggi" (PDF). Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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