KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Health director-genera Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been conferred an honorary doctorate in Leadership in Public Health in conjunction with the 48th convocation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
The scroll was presented to him by UKM chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku Munawir on Saturday (April 3).
In Twitter post, Dr Noor Hisham thanked the Negri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir for presenting him the award,
He regarded the award as recognition of the commitment and dedication of educators at UKM and all health workers.
"My appreciation and gratitude to UKM and its faculty of medicine for this award. As an alumnus of UKM in 1988 and 1994, I am also proud to see the success achieved by graduates who received their degrees at this convocation ceremony, which is held under the new normal circumstances," he said.