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In appreciation of the contributions made by His Royal Highness (HRH), The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin AlMu’adzam Shah, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) launched a coffee-table book entitled “ O P O OO O O O at the Hyatt Regency Resort Hotel in Kuantan on October 2 last year. The book launch preceded the conferment of an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Civil Engineering on HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah the following day, which was in conjunction with UMP’s Commemorative and 4th Convocation ceremonies. The 92-pages book was a picturesque display of various historic moments
during HRH’s reign as the admirable Ruler, Builder and Engineer of the people of Pahang Darul Makmur. According to UMP’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr Daing Nasir Ibrahim, 2009 marked the 35th anniversary of HRH coming to the throne, showering the people of Pahang with a rule full of just and care. “Development projects came in droves, from both State and Federal governments during HRH’s reign. Needless to mention, one of them was the establishment of our university, the only public institution of higher learning operating fully in the state of Pahang,” said Professor Dato’ Dr. Daing Nasir. “HRH was also deeply concerned with the economic imbalance between the urban
and rural areas. He took upon himself to help eradicate such imbalance, and thus, elevating the living standards of the people of Pahang. “In reality, this coffee-table book is an inadequate presentation of appreciation of the many valuable contributions HRH has made. Present to witness the book launch was HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah and his consort, Sultanah Pahang, Sultanah Kalsom; UMP’s Chancellor, HRH the Crown Prince of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, and his consort, HRH Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar; Menteri Besar of Pahang, Dato’ Sri Adnan Yaakob; Minister of Higher Education, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, and his deputy, Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah.