President & Vice Chancellor's Profile

PROF DATUK DR. MD. ZABID HAJI ABDUL RASHID,  is the President & Vice Chancellor of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak and the Chief Executive Officer of Tun Abdul Razak Education Foundation (Yayasan PINTAR).

Professor Datuk Dr. Zabid received his Bachelor of Science Agribusiness from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (1979), Master of Science from Wye College (now Imperial College) University of London (1980), Diplome Etude Approfondie (DEA) from University of Aix-Marseille, France (1983), and Doctor of Science in Management from University of Aix-Marseille/ ESSEC, France (1988).

He began his career in Sumitomo Corporation, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) and then joined Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1980. He was Head of Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Economics & Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia (1988-1995), Deputy Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia (1995-1997), and Dean, Malaysian Graduate School of Management (1997-2001), and Chief Operating Officer of the Malaysian Graduate School of Management Foundation. He was promoted to the post of Associate Professor in 1993, and then made a full Professor in 1999. In June 2003, he retired from Universiti Putra Malaysia and joined the Open University Malaysia. He was formerly the Director, Centre for Graduate Studies, and Professor of Management, Faculty of Business & Management, Open University Malaysia between 2003-2006.

Professor Datuk Dr. Zabid has written more than 135 articles. They include the writings in journals of Malaysia, U.K., U.S.A., Australia, Switzerland, Taiwan and Singapore. He has also written on conference proceedings, presented seminar papers, monographs, written chapters in books, and has written a book too. He has extensive experience in research, consultancy and training. He was a Visiting Professor in Hoschschule Bremen, Germany and an External Examiner for masters and doctoral theses in Malaysia, Australia and India. He has also served as a consultant and as a committee member in the National Economic Action Council (NEAC), Prime Minister's Department. He was also an Assessor for the National Accreditation Board, Co-Chair 8th World Marketing Congress 1997 - Academy of Marketing Science, USA; Vice President Asian Academy of Management are among his other outstanding achievements. He has been bestowed with recognitions from the Pan Pacific Business Association, USA; World Marketing Congress, Perth; and the Emerald Literati Publications, UK. He is also a director in BizAid Sdn Bhd, ePractice Marketing Sdn Bhd, Malaysian School of Management Sdn Bhd, and Wisdom at Work Sdn Bhd.

On 27th October 2007, in conjunction with the 69th birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, Prof. Datuk Dr. Md Zabid was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (D.M.S.M), which carries the title Datuk.