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di Universiti Durham, United Kingdom, di mana studies at Durham University, United Kingdom,
beliau memperoleh ljazah Doktor Falsafah pada where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
tahun 1983 dengan tesis bertajuk “Application of in 1983, with a thesis entitled “Application of CCD
CCD Camera in Astronomical Spectroscopy.” Camera in Astronomical Spectroscopy.”
Sekembalinya ke tanah air, beliau berkhidmat Upon returning to Malaysia, he served at
di Universiti Malaya sebagai Pensyarah Program Universiti Malaya as a Lecturer for the Foundation
Asasi Sains dan Penyelia Kolej Kediaman Kedua in Science Programme and as a Fellow of the
hingga 1986, sebelum dilantik sebagai Pengarah Second Residential College until 1986, before being
Pusat Asasi Sains (1992–1995). Pada 1998, beliau appointed Director of the Centre for Foundation
berpindah ke Jabatan Fizik, di mana beliau Studies in Science (1992–1995). In 1998, he joined
memperkenalkan kursus Fizik Atmosfera, the Department of Physics, where he introduced
mengajar Astronomi dan Astrofizik, serta the Atmospheric Physics course, taught Astronomy
mengasaskan Makmal Fizik Angkasa dan Balai and Astrophysics, and founded the Space Physics
Cerap Universiti Malaya yang kekal sebagai pusat Laboratory and the Universiti Malaya Observatory,
pembelajaran dan penyelidikan astronomi utama. which remain key centres for astronomical learning
Beliau turut berkhidmat sebagai Timbalan Dekan and research. He also served as the Deputy Dean of
Ijazah Dasar Fakulti Sains. Undergraduate Studies at the Faculty of Science.
Sepanjang perkhidmatannya di Fakulti Throughout his tenure at the Faculty of
Sains, beliau aktif memperoleh geran FRGS dan Science, he actively secured FRGS and industrial
industri untuk penyelidikan dalam pencerapan research grants for projects on lunar crescent
anak bulan, gerhana matahari, dan pemerhatian observation, solar eclipses, and stellar observation,
bintang menggunakan spektroskopi, fotometri, applying astronomical spectroscopy, photometry,
dan instrumentasi astronomi. Antara sumbangan and astronomical instrumentation. Among his
besar beliau ialah pembangunan Balai Cerap notable contributions was the establishment of
Negara Langkawi (LNO) sebagai pusat pencerapan the Langkawi National Observatory (LNO) as a
near-Earth object (NEO), yang diiktiraf Minor centre for observing near-Earth objects (NEO),
Planet Center (MPC) dengan kod rasmi O43. which was officially recognised by the Minor Planet
Center (MPC) with the specific code O43.
Perjalanan beliau dalam falak syari‘i bermula
pada tahun 1999 ketika menghadiri Muzakarah His involvement in falak shari‘i began in 1999
Falak JAKIM di Pulau Pinang yang kemudian when he participated in the JAKIM Astronomy
berhasil menjalinkan kerjasama dengan BAHEIS Colloquium in Penang, which later resulted in
(kini JAKIM), lalu mencetuskan idea penggunaan collaborations with BAHEIS (now JAKIM), to
teleskop bagi cerapan anak bulan. Dengan introduce the use of telescopes for lunar crescent
sokongan JUPEM, bengkel teleskop dan teodolit observation. With the support of JUPEM, a series
dijalankan di seluruh negara (1999–2001), of telescope and theodolite workshops were
membawa kepada penggunaan rasmi teleskop conducted nationwide (1999–2001), leading to the
mulai April 2000 serta cerapan bulanan di Balai official adoption of telescopes in lunar observation
Cerap Teluk Kemang, yang kekal sebagai tradisi in April 2000 and the establishment of monthly
saintifik hingga kini. Beliau turut berperanan observations at the Teluk Kemang Observatory, a
penting dalam pembangunan kompleks Balai scientific tradition that continues to this day. He
Cerap Teluk Kemang, iaitu salah satu balai cerap also played an important role in developing the
yang paling terkenal di Malaysia. Teluk Kemang Observatory Complex, now one of
Beliau juga mengetuai kajian parameter Malaysia’s most renowned observatories.
altitud subuh bagi menyeragamkan waktu fajar He led the dawn altitude parameter study to
di seluruh Malaysia, yang membawa kepada standardise the fajr (dawn) prayer time throughout
pindaan rasmi waktu fajar yang digunakan hingga Malaysia, resulting in the official revision of fajr
kini. Di peringkat antarabangsa, beliau mewakili time parameters used to date. Internationally,
Malaysia di Kongres Penyatuan Kalendar Hijri he represented Malaysia at the International
Antarabangsa di Istanbul, Turkiye, dan di pelbagai Congress for the Unification of the Hijri Calendar
mesyuarat MABIMS (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, in Istanbul, Türkiye, and participated in various
Singapura), menyumbang kepada penentuan MABIMS (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)
kriteria kenampakan anak bulan (imkanur rukyah) meetings, contributing to the formulation of the

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