Haim Hilman Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Haim Hilman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Haim Hilman bin Abdullah (born 4 February 1973) is a Malaysian politician and academic. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jitra since August 2023.^[1][2][3] He was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in January 2022 to January 2023.^[4] He is a member of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions.

Yang Berhormat Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah AMK MLA
Haim Hilman in 2024
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2023
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Portfolio	Industry and Investment, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Preceded by	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industries and Investment, Science and Technology and Innovation, Higher Education)
Constituency	Jitra
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Jitra
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Mukhriz Mahathir (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	23,172 (2033)
9th Vice Chancellor of the Universiti Utara Malaysia
In office 17 January 2022 – 18 January 2023
Preceded by	Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani
Succeeded by	Mohd Fo'ad Sakdan
Personal details
Born	(1973-02-04) 4 February 1973 (age 52) Tanjung Malim, Perak
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2023–present)
Alma mater	Universiti Putra Malaysia (2005–2009) University of Portsmouth (1998–1999) UiTM (1991–1996)

Education

Haim Hilman received his early education at Selisek National Primary School, Hulu Selangor and Khir Johari Secondary School, Tanjung Malim before continuing his studies at the UiTM diploma level and then to Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom in 1996.

He has obtained a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He also obtained a doctorate in Strategic Management in 2010 from Universiti Putra Malaysia.^[4]

Issue

Service period shortened

Haim Hilman has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of the Universiti Utara Malaysia with effect from 17 January 2022. His appointment was made to replace Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani who has served for three years.^[4] In December 2022, the Ministry of Higher Education announced that his tenure would be shortened.^[5] Minister of Higher Education Mohamed Khaled Nordin explained the shortening of Haim Hilman's service period due to complaints involving him.^[6]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N06 Jitra		Haim Hilman Abdullah (PAS)	34,342	75.46%		Sabrina Ahmad (PKR)	11,170	24.54%	45,792	23,172	72.62%

Honours

• Kedah :
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2015)^[8]

See also

• The Greater Kedah 2050