tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19459161732785651592024-03-06T15:57:49.183+08:00Celebrating the Life of Dato' Dr. Mahani Zainal AbidinIn Honour of our beloved Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Teacher, Colleague and FriendAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581245621552517696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945916173278565159.post-22740041959558132082016-10-13T14:01:00.003+08:002016-10-13T15:27:16.056+08:00<h1 class="m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yiv8406369452bg-acikturuncu m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yiv8406369452txt-beyaz m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yiv8406369452height-min-default m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yiv8406369452light m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yiv8406369452pt42" id="m_-7418985969110220772gmail-yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475815819297_29797" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We have uploaded an In Person Interview taken in 2009 featuring Allahyarham Dato' Mahani, which can be viewed <a href="http://mahanizainalabidin.blogspot.com/p/her-legacy.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">ISIS has launched a special edition of the ISIS Focus newsletter to commemorate the late Dato' Mahani, which can be seen below. A special thanks to ISIS from us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We would like to express our gratitude and thanks to all for your well wishes. We have created this website as a special tribute to celebrate the life of this wonderful woman who has touched us all. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We encourage you to share your tributes, thoughts, fond memories, photos and videos with Allahyarham Dato' Mahani. Please send your stories via email to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">james dot imran dot miller @ gmail dot com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print";">Click </span><a href="http://mahanizainalabidin.blogspot.com/p/tributes-to-dato-mahani-zainal-abidin.html" style="font-family: "segoe print";">here</a><span style="font-family: "segoe print";"> to view </span><b style="font-family: "segoe print";">Dato' Mahani's Tribute Page. </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. Mahani was appointed Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia in May 2007. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. Mahani obtained a Ph.D (Development Economics) from the University of London in 1992. She was Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya. </span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In 1998, Dr. Mahani was appointed a member of the Working Group for the National Economic Action Council, a body established by the Malaysian Government to formulate measures to initiate recovery from the economic and financial crisis. She was a Board Member of the Malaysia Employees Provident Fund (1998-2000). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In 2001, Dr. Mahani was appointed as the Head, Special Consultancy Team on Globalisation of the National Economic Action Council. She also served as Deputy Chairman of the National Accreditation Board from May 2003 until October 2007. In 2005, Dr. Mahani was appointed as the Deputy Director-General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.</span></span></div>
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