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Appointment & Committee

National & International Professional Appointments

Leadership roles, committee appointments and professional service contributions in academic, engineering and international platforms.

Overview

This page highlights current and past appointments at national and international levels, including leadership roles in tunnelling, rock mechanics, engineering geology and professional development.

Updated: September 2026

Current Key Appointments

Current

Chairman, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technical Division (TUSTD)

2026

Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM).

Current

Vice President, Society for Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics Malaysia

2024 – Present

ISRM Malaysia National Group.

Current

Malaysia Representative, ISRM Council Meeting

2016 – Present

International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM).

Current

Project Leader, Micro-Credential: Tunnel Engineering

June 2025 – Present

UTM – Graz Technical University international collaboration.

National Appointments

2026

Chairman, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technical Division (TUSTD) Current

Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

2025

Committee, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technical Division (TUSTD)

Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

2024 – Present

Vice President, Society for Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics Malaysia Current

ISRM Malaysia National Group

2022 – 2024

Secretary, Tunnelling and Underground Space Engineering Technical Division

Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

2016 – 2024

General Secretary, Society for Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics Malaysia

ISRM Malaysia National Group

2015 – 2021

Committee Member, Tunnelling and Underground Space Engineering Technical Division

Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

Sept 2025 – Dec 2025

Project Leader, Kursus Rock Engineering: Planning, Design & Assessment for Resilient Underground

National professional programme

2018

Committee, UTM CEAD

National / professional service

International Appointments

Feb 2026 – Dec 2026

Organizing Committee, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Space (GEUS 2026) Current Cycle

Shanghai, China

Nov 2025 – Feb 2026

Technical Committee, RocDyn-5 Fifth International Conference on Rock Dynamics and Applications

Singapore

June 2025 – Present

Project Leader, Micro-Credential: Tunnel Engineering Current

UTM – Graz Technical University

2016 – Present

Malaysia Representative, ISRM Council Meeting Current

International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM)

2023 – 2024

Secretary, Southeast Asian Conference and Exhibition on Tunnelling and Underground Space (SEACETUS2024)

International conference appointment

2024

Secretary, GEOCHITRA

International conference appointment

Feb 2024 – Oct 2024

Committee, 1st SLRMES Conference on Rock Mechanics for Infrastructure

Sri Lanka

2023

Committee, INFINID

International programme / conference service

2020

Committee, Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium

Bali, Indonesia

2020

Committee, GEOTROPIKA

International conference appointment

2019

Secretary, Joint Conference SEPKA–ISEED

Kagoshima, Japan

2016

Secretary, National Institute of Technology Kagoshima College (SEPKA–ISEED)

Johor Bahru / international collaboration programme

2015

Committee, International Geoscience Program

International academic service

2014

Committee, Global Outreach Program to Institute Teknology Bandung

Indonesia