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DATO’ PROFESOR DR.
MOHD SOFIAN BIN AZIRUN

Entomology

ato’ Profesor Dr. Mohd Sofian bin ato’ Professor Dr. Mohd Sofian bin Azirun
Azirun dilahirkan pada 17 Januari 1953 was born on January 17, 1953, in Port
di Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Beliau Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Growing up in
Dmembesar dan mendapat pendidikan Drural Malaysia, he received his primary
rendah serta menengah dalam aliran Melayu di and secondary education in Negeri Sembilan and
Negeri Sembilan dan Selangor, di mana minat beliau Selangor, where he developed a deep fascination
terhadap alam semula jadi semakin mendalam. with the natural world. His early interest in
Sebagai anak kampung, kecenderungan beliau biological environments, animals, and plants
terhadap haiwan dan tumbuhan mendorongnya inspired him to pursue a career in the sciences.
untuk melanjutkan pengajian dalam bidang Zoologi He went on to study Zoology at the Faculty of
di Fakulti Sains, Universiti Malaya, sehingga Science, Universiti Malaya, earning a Bachelor of
memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Science with Honors in 1980. He later advanced his
Kepujian pada tahun 1980. Kemudian, beliau studies in pesticide toxicology at the University of
melanjutkan pengajian dalam bidang toksikologi Birmingham, England, where he obtained his PhD
racun perosak di University of Birmingham, England, in 1985.
dan berjaya memperoleh Ijazah PhD pada tahun
1985. Upon completing his PhD, Dr. Sofian began his
academic career as a lecturer in the Department
Setelah kembali ke tanah air, Dato’ Dr. Mohd of Zoology at Universiti Malaya. His dedication
Sofian memulakan kerjaya akademiknya sebagai and expertise led to his appointment as Associate
pensyarah di Jabatan Zoologi, Universiti Malaya. Professor in 1998 and his promotion to Professor in
Kecemerlangan dan dedikasinya membawa kepada
pelantikan sebagai Profesor Madya pada tahun
1998 dan kenaikan pangkat sebagai Profesor pada

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