Isahak Haron

1. Name: Isahak Haron, Prof Emeritus Dato’

2. Occupation: Academician

3. Date and place of birth: December 18, 1940, Telok Kumbar, Penang

4. Education:

1. PhD, University of Chicago, US (1974-1977)
2. Masters (Education), University of Sydney, Australia (1973)
3. Bachelor (Islamic Education and Malay Study), Universiti Malaya (1963)
4. Maktab Perguruan Pulau Pinang (MPPP), Pulau Pinang (1961)
5. Sekolah Menengah St. George’s, Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang (1953)
6. Sekolah Melayu Telok Kumbar, Pulau Pinang (1948)

5. Contributions:

1. Member of Academic Advisors Board, Informatics Group Malaysia (2004)
2. Lecturer at the Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) (2001)
3. Director, Quality Assurance Centre, UPSI (2001)
4. Advisor and Consultant to Ministry of Education, World Bank, UNESCO
5. Advisory Board Member, World Book Encyclopedia (1988-2000)
6. Advisory and Board Member, Yayasan Pendidikan MARA (1986-1990)
7. Chairman, Textbook Committee, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
8. Member of the Governing Board, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (1991)
9. Dean Faculty of Education, University of Malaya (1980-1990)
10. Professor of Pedagogical Studies in Education at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya (1979)
11. Lecturer, Temenggong Ibrahim Teachers Training College
12. Teaching, Sekolah Menengah Padang Midin, Terengganu (1965)
13. Contributed to create simple method Jawi in 1979, named Kaedah Gabungan Bunyi Kata (KGBK) , and wrote his books; Mudah Membaca dan Menulis Jawi (1996), Pelajaran Jawi Tahun 1 (2005), Mudah Jawi (2005)

6. Honours and Awards:

1. Awarded the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Literacy Price on the 8th of December 2006, for his expertise in creating simple Jawi method (Kaedah Gabungan Bunyi Kata or KGBK)