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DATO’ PROFESOR DR.
MOHD JAMIL MAAH

Organometallic Chemistry

ato’ Profesor Dr. Mohd Jamil Maah ato’ Professor Dr. Mohd Jamil Maah,
dilahirkan pada 29 September 1954 di a distinguished figure in the field of
Kampung Sungai Raya, Batu 9 Cheras, chemistry, was born on September 29,
DKajang, Selangor. Beliau membesar dan D1954, in Kampong Sungai Raya, Batu 9
mendapat pendidikan rendah serta menengah Cheras, Kajang, Selangor. His early education took
awal di Selangor, sebelum melanjutkan pendidikan place in Selangor, followed by higher secondary
menengah atas di Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. studies at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur. His
Beliau kemudiannya melanjutkan pengajian dalam academic journey then led him to Universiti Malaya,
bidang Kimia di Universiti Malaya dan memperolehi where he pursued an honours degree in Chemistry,
Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains (Kepujian) pada tahun graduating in 1979. That same year, he began his
1979. Selepas tamat pengajian, beliau memulakan career as a tutor at the Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti
karier sebagai tutor di Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya (PASUM). Shortly after, he continued his
Malaya (PASUM), sebelum meneruskan pengajian studies at the University of Sussex, UK, enrolling in
sarjana dalam bidang Kimia Organometallic di a master’s program in Organometallic Chemistry.
University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Di sana, During this time, he had the unique opportunity
beliau berpeluang bekerja bersama Allahyarham to work with the late Professor Sir Harry Kroto, a
Profesor Sir Harry Kroto, pemenang Anugerah Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
Nobel Kimia.
Upon completing his master’s degree, Dr.
Setelah menyelesaikan pengajian sarjana, Mohd Jamil returned to Universiti Malaya to serve
beliau kembali berkhidmat di Universiti Malaya as a lecturer at PASUM. In 1985, he embarked on
sebagai pensyarah. Pada tahun 1985, beliau his doctoral studies, focusing on “The Coordination
meneruskan pengajian doktor falsafah dengan Chemistry of Ligands Containing P-C Multiple
penyelidikan dalam bidang “Kimia Koordinasi Ligand Bonds,” a subject he continued to research at
Mengandungi Ikatan Berganda P-C” di universiti Universiti Malaya.

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