Nayan Ariffin

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

Nayan bin Ariffin is a Malaysian academic administrator. He was the second Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia, serving from 1 March 1982 until 4 June 1994.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Nayan bin Ariffin PSM SSIS DSSA DSPN JSM
2nd Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti Putra Malaysia
In office 1 March 1982 – 4 June 1994
Chancellor	Salahuddin of Selangor Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Preceded by	Mohd Rashdan Baba
Succeeded by	Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim
Personal details
Born	(1934-06-03) 3 June 1934 (age 91) Batu Maung, Penang[1]
Nationality	Malaysian
Spouse	Hasmah Othman
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter[1]
Alma mater	Louisiana State University (BSc, MEd) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)

Education background

Nayan Ariffin completed his secondary education from Penang Free School in 1953, then furthered his study at College of Agriculture Malaya, obtained Diploma in Agriculture in 1957. In years between 1957 and 1966, he worked as an agricultural assistant officer in Department of Agriculture, Kedah. In 1969, he finished Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science from Louisiana State University, followed by Master of Education in Advanced Science in 1970, from the same university. In 1975, he graduated with a PhD from University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[1]

Career

Nayan was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students' Affairs) in 1979 to 1982. He later held the post as Vice-Chancellor of UPM from 1982 until 1994. Although he retired in the year 1994, he was appointed as Pro-Chancellor of UPM in 2000.^[1]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (1989)^[2]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN)
• Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato'
• Selangor :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1985)^[3]
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) – Dato' Setia

Honorary degrees

• Malaysia
  • Doctor of Education from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2002)
  • Emeritus Professor from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2016)