Salleh Mohd Nor

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Salleh Mohd Nor
Born20 October 1940
Kuala Pilah (town)
NationalityMalaysian
Alma materAdelaide University
Scientific career
FieldsForestry
InstitutionsForest Research Institute Malaysia

YBhg Tan Sri Dato’Salleh bin Haji Mohd Nor (born 20 October 1940, in Kuala Pilah (town), Negeri Sembilan)[1] is a Malaysian forester, conservationist and academician. Salleh was the first director-general of the Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and served as president of the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) for 30 years.[2][3][4][5]

Education

Tan Sri Dr Salleh received the

Australian Forestry School (AFS), Canberra, from which he graduated with a BSc (Forestry) from Adelaide University and a Diploma of Forestry from AFS. Salleh received his Ph.D. and Masters Degree from Michigan State University.[3]

Honours and awards

Salleh was the 2016 recipient of the Merdeka Award in the 'Environment' category.[6] He has received the following honours:

Public office

Salleh chaired the Malaysian Antarctic Programme and has visited

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He was elected president of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). He was a member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM), chairman of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT),[8] chairman of Malaysian Bio-Industry Organization (MBIO), and secretary-general of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).[3] He is a fellow of the Malaysian Scientific Association.[6]

Conservation work

As president of

Royal Belum State Park,[11] Kota Damansara Community Forest Park, Bukit Kiara park and numerous other sites of high value for biodiversity.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 9789839624021
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  2. ^ "NanoMalaysia :: Board Of Directors". www.nanomalaysia.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  3. ^ a b c "About Us | Science Career". Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. ISBN 978-983-9445-55-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  5. ISBN 978-983-9592-43-6
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  6. ^ a b Merdeka Award (2016). "Recipient Profile". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. ISBN 978-983-52-0845-4
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  8. ISBN 978-967-401-394-3
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  9. ^ a b Jun, Soo Wern (2018-12-21). "From ministers to sultans, green man Salleh goes places to save forests". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  10. ISBN 978-967-99906-1-4
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  11. ISBN 978-983-9681-15-4
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