Convo 31 Program

17 31st IIUM Convocation Ceremony Majlis Konvokesyen IIUM ke-31 Note : (**) Graduands with CGPA > 3.60 (*) Graduands with CGPA 3.00 - 3.59 GIC Graduation In Council In his illustrious career of service to clubs and organizations, Tan Sri Sanusi was once the Secretary of the Malay Chamber of Commerce, Negeri Sembilan. He was also a member of the Malay Chamber of Commerce, Malaysia in 1976, a member of the Advisory Board of the National Youth Cooperative (KOBENA) and the Khalifah Besar of the Board for the Traditional Art of Seni Gayong in 1982. Tan Sri Sanusi became involved in politics when he became a member of UMNO Seremban in 1963, the same year he first started work. His foray into politics was characterized by an accelerated but yet smooths transitional process of moving up to the top echelons of the party leadership. A year after registering as a member of UMNO, Tan Sri was appointed the Secretary of UMNO Youth, Seremban Branch, and not long after, the Treasurer of the UMNO East Seremban branch in 1966. Later he was entrusted with the task of simultaneously shouldering the responsibility of two official posts, that of Secretary and Seremban UMNO Information Chief in 1967. While he was in London to further his studies in 1969, he was the Information Chief of the London UMNO Club. In the 5th General Elections in 1974 when he was only 31 years old, Tan Sri Sanusi was an election candidate in the Jerai parliamentary seat, and won the seat without contest. He was then appointed the Deputy Head of the Jerai UMNO Division in 1975. For the 6th General Elections, in 1978, Tan Sri was nominated to contest the Jerlun-Langkawi parliamentary seat and, once again, defeated the PAS candidate at the time. With that electoral success, he was given the responsibility of being the Kedah UMNO Information Chief. Given Tan Sri’s leadership qualities, it was not long after that the then Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn appointed him to hold several important posts in the Cabinet. In 1978, he was made the Deputy Minister of Land and Regional Development and after that, 1in 1980, he took on the portfolio of Deputy Home Minister. In 1981, he was made a full Cabinet minister with his appointment as the Minister of National and Rural Development. He held the post until 1986. In the same year, Tan Sri was also appointed to the following posts: Chairman, Information Committee, UMNO Malaysia, Chairman, Information Bureau, UMNO Malaysia, and member of the Supreme Council, UMNO Malaysia. In the 7th General Elections in 1982, Tan Sri won the Jerlun-Langkawi parliamentary seat and was re-elected as a member of the Supreme Council, UMNO Malaysia. He was then appointed to the post of Secretary-General of UMNO Malaysia in 1984. In 1986, Tan Sri became the Minister of Agriculture and Head of Jerlun-Langkawi Division. Tan Sri went on to become an UMNO Vice-President in 1990. Tan Sri then left the Cabinet to contest as a candidate in a Kedah state assembly seat. Having won the seat, he was appointed the 7th Menteri Besar of Kedah, Darul Aman on 16 June 1996. He held the post until November 1999. As a state assemblyman, he had held the following two key portfolios, namely the EXCO for the Religion and Education Committee, and Kedah State Executive Council. In 2000, he became the state assemblyman for Kuah, Langkawi. Currently, Tan Sri is a member of the Supreme Council, Association of former UMNO Elective Representatives (PAKKU). In recognition of his immerse contributions and dedicated service to the state and nation, Tan Sri Sanusi was bestowed numerous awards and honorific titles: amongst them Dato’ Setia DiRaja Kedah (D.S.D.K.), Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka (D.G.S.M.), Seri Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (S.S.S.A.), Seri Setia DiRaja Kedah (S.S.D.K.), dan Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (S.I.M.P.) and Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) which carries the title Tan Sri. He was also appointed an honorary Professor at Nanjing University, China, in 1996 for his outstanding achievements in the field of agriculture.