Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah

Mohamed Haniffa Haji Abdullah is a Malaysian medical officer, civil servant and politician of Indian descent. He currently serves as a Senator representing the Barisan Nasional and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong since 20 September 2022.^[1][2] He is the founder of MAHSA University and is also the former Chairman of the Social Security Organisation, succeeding Aseh Che Mat.^[3] He is also a Council Member of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

Yang Berhormat Senator Tan Sri Dato' Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah PSM, PJN, DIMP (Pahang), MBBS (Tanjore)
Member of the Dewan Negara
Appointment by Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2022
Chairman of the Social Security Organisation
In office 15 June 2020 – 3 October 2022
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Saravanan Murugan
Preceded by	Aseh Che Mat
Succeeded by	Subahan Kamal
Personal details
Born	Mohamed Haniffa bin Abdullah 1949 (age 75–76)
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Mumtaz Begum
Children	2
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Doctor

Career

Haniffa obtained his medical degree from the University of Madras, India. He began his career as a medical officer at the Klang Hospital and Sabak Bernam Hospital. In 2004, he founded MAHSA College, now known as MAHSA University, a renowned higher education institution in the field of health and medical sciences.

Apart from his academic roles, Haniffa is also the Chairman of the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and the Chairman of the Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (FOMEMA). He also serves as a Council Member of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), which is responsible for the assessment and accreditation of higher education programmes in the country.

Honours

List of honours:^[4]

• Malaysia
  • Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) - Tan Sri (2015)
  • Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) - Datuk (2002)
• Pahang
  • Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) - Dato (1998)