37th CONVOCATION PROGRAMME BOOK

37 RECIPIENT OF HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND ISLAMIC DA’WAH BIOGRAPHY OF YANG AMAT DIHORMATI TAN SRI DATO' PADUKA RAJA DATO' HAJI WAN MAHMOOD BIN PA'WAN Yang Amat Dihormati Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Raja Dato' Haji Wan Mahmood bin Pa'wan Teh is a respected figure in the district of Selangor, and national level. He received his early education in Perak and Kuala Lumpur. After completing his formal education, Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Raja started his career as the government's administrative and diplomatic officer. He was first assigned as an assistant district officer in Kuala Lumpur and completed his service with the government as the Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Information. Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Raja has also been appointed as a member of the Selangor Council of the Royal Court since 1983. In 2002, he was appointed as Orang Besar Daerah Gombak by the HRH Sultan of Selangor, the position he holds until today. He has been the source of ideas and inspiration to the community including the community of the International Islamic University Malaysia in general, and AHAS KIRKHS, in particular. Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Raja has made a significant contribution to intellectual, social, and educational development which deserve due recognition from various communities, including the intellectual community and educational institutions like the International Islamic University Malaysia. Intellectual The roles of Orang Besar Daerah Gombak are significant in linking the Kulliyyah activities to the Gombak context. In fact, the direction of academic activities in the Gombak Project was conceptualised after several discussions between the Kulliyyah and the Honourable Tan Sri. He has taken various initiatives to address psychosocial phenomena, including sourcing the assistance of university academics to help him in identifying the causes of the phenomena. It was about 15 years ago that he walked into the Kulliyyah to look for an academic who could conduct research to identify the religious attitude and behaviours among youth in Gombak. He believes that adequate information is needed in the development of objectively structured programmes to change the perception of the world towards the roles of mosques. This has driven the AHAS KIRKHS to conduct initial research to identify the extent and types of psychosocial issues taking place in the district of Gombak. Tan Sri has provided vital direction and local knowledge for the Kulliyyah Management team, leading to a number of locally relevant synergised academic projects in the Kulliyyah. As a result, there has been a good connection between academic activities and community members in Gombak. His wisdom has, to a good extent, empowered the academics and students, and the community to acquire the knowledge and skills needed in becoming good members of society, and in turn, attain well-being in their current lives and hereafter. Social The honourable Tan Sri has been giving his attention and raising his concerns about psychosocial issues in the community of Gombak, characterised by the growth of crime rate of violence, religious disintegration, hatred, religious disunity, and tension. According to him,