Chuah Hean Teik

Yang Berbahagia Prof. Academician Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. Dr.
Chuah Hean Teik
PSM, DSPN, Hon. FAFEO, HM.MES, FASc, FAAET, FEMA, FIEM, FIET, FRSPSoc, FMSA, ACPE, FIEEE, PEng, CEng
Yang Berbahagia Prof. Academician Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. Dr. Chuah Hean Teik PSM, DSPN, Hon. FAFEO, HM.MES, FASc, FAAET, FEMA, FIEM, FIET, FRSPSoc, FMSA, ACPE, FIEEE, PEng, CEng
蔡賢德
Former President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
	In office; April 2008 – September 2019
Succeeded by	Ewe Hong Tat
Personal details
Born	22 January 1961; Georgetown, Penang
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Engineer

Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. Dr. Chuah Hean Teik D.S.P.N., Hon. FAFEO, HM.MES, FASc, FAAET, FEMA, FIEM, FIET, FRSPSoc, FMSA, ACPE, FIEEE, PEng, CEng (simplified Chinese: 蔡贤德; traditional Chinese: 蔡賢德) is a Malaysian eminent scholar, researcher, academic and industry leader.[1] On 10 April 2008, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) council chairman Ling Liong Sik has appointed Prof Chuah Hean Teik as its new president/ chief executive officer to succeed Ng Lay Swee form April 1.[2]

He has been the President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia from April 2008 until September 2019. He is currently the President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) and strongly advocates mutual recognition of engineering degrees in Asia and the Pacific region by promoting the FEIAP Engineering Education guidelines.

He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014[3] for leadership in engineering education.

He is also a Consultant Professor to Northwestern Polytechnical University since 2018 and University Advisor for University of Sanya since 2020.[4]

Honours

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2019)[5]
Penang :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) - Dato'

References

"Training Kiosk: Key Personnels: Professor Ir. Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik - President Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman". Training Kiosk. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"Utar appoints Chuah as new CEO". The Star.
"2014 elevated fellow". IEEE Fellows Directory.
"YBhg Ir. Academician Emeritus Prof Tan Sri Dato' Dr Chuah Hean Teik receives Chinese Government Friendship Award 2021". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
"CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday". Bernama. Malay Mail. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

External links

Official UTAR Page of Chuah Hean Teik

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[Background-1] "Training Kiosk: Key Personnels: Professor Ir. Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik - President Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman". Training Kiosk. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

[2] "Utar appoints Chuah as new CEO". The Star.

[3] "2014 elevated fellow". IEEE Fellows Directory.

[4] "YBhg Ir. Academician Emeritus Prof Tan Sri Dato' Dr Chuah Hean Teik receives Chinese Government Friendship Award 2021". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[5] "CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday". Bernama. Malay Mail. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.