1. Name: Mohd Safar Hasim, Prof. Dr.
2. Occupation: Academician
3. Date & Place of Birth: June 19, 1947, Pulau Pinang
4. Spouse: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatimah Yusooff
5. Number of Children: 6
- Education:
- Ph.D (Communication) University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (1993)
- Master (Mass Communication) University Minnesota, USA (1984)
- Bachelor (Mass Communication) Universiti Sains Malaysia (1977)
- St. Mark’s Secondary School, Butterworth (1961-1965)
- v. St. Mark’s Primary School, Butterworth (1958-1960)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Penaga, Butterworth (1954-1957)
6. Contributions:
- Principal fellow, Institute of West Asian Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Professor, School of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM
- Chief Editor, International Journal of West Asian Studies (2008)
- Chairman, School of Media and Communication Studies (2004-2006)
- Founder-director, Centre for Corporate Communications, UKM
- Member, Senate of UKM (2003-2006)
- Head E-Community, Faculty of Social Science And Humanitarian, UKM (2003)
- President, Professional Education Section, International Association of Mass Media and Communication Research (2000-2002)
- Head, Department of Communication, (1994-1998)
- Panel of Media Experts, Nam News Network
- Publications, Akhbar di Malaysia: Antara Kebebasan dengan Tanggungjawab (2004), Mengenali Undang – Undang Media dan Siber (2002), Mahathir dan Akhbar (1996), Akhbar dan Kuasa Perkembangan Sistem Akhbar di Malaysia Sejak 1806 (1996), Pilihanraya Umum: Satu Perspektif Komunikasi Politik (1992) & Pengaliran Berita Antarabangsa di Malaysia dan Mass Media (1991)
- Board Member, Bernama (1994-1998)
- Foreign Correspondence for Bernama in Manila (1980-1982)
- Reporter, Bernama, Kuantan, Pahang (1970-1973)
- Tutor, UKM (1982-1984)
- Journalist, Bernama (1969-1982)
7. Honours & Awards:
Source:
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