Awang Had Salleh was born in 1934 in Pulau Pinang. He received his early education at local Malay schools before attending Sultan Idris Teachers Training College. He then studied at the University of Malaya and Stanford University, obtaining his PhD. Awang Had Salleh had a distinguished career in education, serving as a lecturer, professor, and vice chancellor at several universities. He made great contributions to education policy through his involvement in committees and reports. Awang Had Salleh was also active in writing and community organizations throughout his life. He received numerous honors for his exceptional services and contributions to education in Malaysia.

1. AminuddinBaki
AminuddinBaki was born on 6th January 1926 in a village in a
small district called Chemor in Perak. He received early education in SekolahMelayuChemor from
1932 to 1936. After passing the 5th grade examination, he continued his studies in Sekolah
Anderson, Ipoh, which was the best English school of the time with the best and most experienced
teachers. Aminuddin studied in the school from 1936 to 1941. Around 1945-1946 he had begun to
show interest in students’ association. He had particularly admired the Malay Students Association
formed on 20th November 1945 in Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. At that time it had only 11
members. This association later became KesatuanKesuratanPenuntut-penuntutMelayu formed in
11th February 1946. This society had formed a committee entrusted to unify all students’
associations in the country and Aminuddin was appointed as the secretary. At the same time he
formed a Students’ Association in Perak known as PersatuanPelajar-pelajarMelayuInsaf (PERMI) in
April 1946. However his involvement was brief as in October 1947, he was accepted as a student
in Raffles College, Singapore, a much touted institution in its time.
At this time UMNO was formed to protest against the formation of Malayan Union. At the same
time, leaders of students’ association were encouraged to work towards the achievement of their
goals. Due to that, Aminuddin and other student leaders decided to to form a much stronger
organization. 7 associations had held a conference for two days in JalanTambun, Ipoh, and
resulted in the formation of GabunganPelajar-pelajarMelayuSemenanjung (GPMS) in 15 August
1948. Once again Aminuddin had only a brief stint in the new organization as he had been offered
a place in Universiti Malaya, Singapore in 1949. At the time he was content to be able to observe
the progress of the organization from afar.
While in university he was taken an interest in teaching, and to know more he had registered as a
temporary teacher in Anglo-Malay Evening School. He had taught at the school from 1949 to 1951.
In 1950 he had continued to be active in GPMS and was appointed as Yang Dipertua within the
organization. In the same year he had passed his SarjanaSastera examination and the following
year, received his IjazahKepujianSarjanaSastera. Upon finishing his education, he had returned to
Perak to become a teacher in SekolahInggeris Sultan Yusuf, Batu Gajah. In 1951 to July 1952, he
taught in Sekolah Anderson. He then furthered his studies in education in Education Institution,
London University under the Queen’s Scholarship.
He left Pulau Pinang aboard the ship SS Canton on 22nd July 1952. Aminuddin finished his studies
in the next year with Masters of Methods in Education. Upon returning to Malaysia he was offered

2. a place in MaktabPerguruan Sultan Idris di TanjungMalim as a lecturer. His contribution to students
and scholars alike includes introducing Islamic History although it was not included in official
syllabus. In September 1955, Aminuddin was involved in preparing the Razak Education Report
and in 1960; he was in the advisory committee for the Rahman Report.
At the age of 36, he was appointed the Chief Education Officer of Selangor. At the same time he
was active in other organizations and associations such as University Malaya Senate, Al-Rahman
Association, PersatuanSejarah Tanah Melayu and DewanBahasadanPustaka. General exams such
as SijilRendahPelajaran (SRP), Sijil .Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and SijilTinggiPelajaran Malaysia
(STPM) were created due to his contribution. He also formed LembagaPeperiksaan in year 1963.
AminuddinBaki had passed away due to heart attack after performing prayers on 24th December
1965. At the time he was the Head Director of Education of Malaysia.
Source: Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my)
Aminuddin bin Baki was born on 26 January 1926 inChemur, Perak. He received his educationat the Anderson School,
which wasthe best English school in Ipoh at thetime. Later he continued hisstudies at the University of Malaya
(Singapore) and University of London. He has an excellent track recordineducation.
He was declared as "Father of Education"forhisservices and contributions in the field of education. He
wasonceappointedastheChief Advisor for Education Malaysia. In order to improve the quality of education he
haddraftedthe National Education Policy through theRazak Education Report in 1957andtheAbdul RahmanTalib Report
in 1960. In addition, he satin severalcommittees established by the government to review or change the education
system during the periodbefore and after the country achieved independence.
Among these wasthe Sultan Idris Training College Strike InvestigationCommitteein 1950, the BarnesCommittee in 1951,
the Government Investigation Committeeof Malay pupils'Weaknesses in entering Secondary Schools which was
chaired by him.
To datethere are771 materials includingvariousdocument,pictures, newspaper clippings, publicationsand others which
have been kept and preserved meticulouslyat the National Archives.
AminuddinBaki while attending the UNESCO Conference in November 1964
AminuddinBaki was also activelyinvolvedinassociations and other organisations such as theUniversity of
Malaya Senate, theAl-Rahman Association, the Malayan Historical Society andDewanBahasadanPustaka. He
also introduced the SijilRendahPelajaran (SRP), SijilPelajaran Malaysia (SPM),
and SijilTinggiPersekolahanMalaysia(STPM). Aminuddinestablishedthe Malaysian Examinations Board in 1963.
Official portal National archive of Malaysia
http://www.arkib.gov.my/en/aminudin-bin-baki2

3. Awang Had Salleh
Tan Sri Dato' Dr.Awang Had Bin Sallehdilahirkan di KampungBaganPulauBetong, MukimBalikPulau, Pulau Pinang
padahariAhad, 24 Jun 1934 dandibesarkan di Kedah sejakberumurkira-kira lima tahun. Pendidikanawal yang
diterimanyaialah di SekolahMelayuSeberang Perak Laki-laki (sehinggadarjah IV) danSekolahMelayu Sungai Korok
Lama (sehinggadarjah VI) - kedua-duanyaitu di AlorSetar.
Pendidikanlanjutanbeliauialahmenerusikelaskhassebelahpetang di Sultan Abdul Hamid College yang
diadakanuntuksebilangan Guru Melayu.Inidiikutidenganpengambilanpeperiksaan LCE (akhir
1956).Beliaukemudiannyabelajardengansendiriuntukpeperiksaan FMCE (akhir 1957) dan HSC (akhir
1959).BeliaumasukkeUniversiti Malaya (1961-1964) denganBiasiswaKerajaan Persekutuan danmemperolehiIjazah BA
(Hons) dankemudiannyamengikuti Program Bed secarasambilan (1966-68).BeliaumelanjutkanpelajarankeStandford
University (1969-1972) menerusi Fellowship UM-Asia Foundation danmemperolehi PhD dalamPendidikandanSosiologi.
Pendidikanprofesionalbeliaubermuladengan Program SijilPerguruan di Sultan Idris Training College (1951-
1954).Pendidikanprofesional yang keduadiperolehinyadenganmengikuti Program SijilPengajaranBahasa di
MaktabBahasadalamtahun 1985.Kerjayabeliaubermuladenganjawatan Guru Pelatih di SekolahMelayuGunong, Kota
Setar, Kedah dalamtahun 1950.Setelahtamatpengajian di SITC, beliaumengajar di SekolahMelayuDerga, AlorSetar
1954-1956.Beliauditukarkanke Sultan Abdul Hamid College, sebagai Guru BahasaKebangsaandalamtahun
1957.Tempohkhidmatnya di situ dimanfaatkannyauntukmenyediakandiriuntukmengambilpeperiksaan FMCE
padaakhirtahuntersebut.Setelahtamatpengajian di MaktabBahasa, beliaukembalibertugas di SAHC
hinggakepertengahantahun.SelepasitubeliaumemegangjawatanPenolongPensyarah di Day Training Centre,
AlorSetarsehinggamenyambungpelajarankeUniversiti Malaya padapertengahan 1961.
Setelahtamatpengajian di Universiti Malaya, beliaudilantiksebagaiPegawaiPelajarandalamPerkhidmatanPelajaran
Persekutuan danditugaskansebagaiPensyarah di MaktabBahasa.Mulai 1966,
beliaumemulakankhidmatsebagaitenagaakademik di Universiti Malaya sehingga 1978.Semasadalamperkhidmatan di
Universiti Malaya, beliaumemegangjawatanPenolongPensyarah, Pensyarah, ProfesorMadyadanakhirnyaProfesor.Dari
segipentadbiran pula, beliaupernahmemegangjawatanDekanFakultiPendidikandankemudiannya,
TimbalanNaibCanselor Hal EhwalPelajar.
Kemudian, beliaudipinjamkanke ITM sebagaiPengarah (1978-1980).Selepasitu, beliaudipinjamkan pula
keUniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia sebagaiNaibCanselor (1980-1984).BilaUniversiti Utara Malaysia ditubuhkan,
beliaudilantikmenjadiNaibCanselor yang pertama (1984-1989).Selepaspersaraan di UUM,
beliauberkhidmatsebagaiPenasihat

4. Dalamkegiatanpenulisan, beliaumelibatkandiridalampenulisankreatif (cerpen, novel, drama danpuisi) daritahun 1954
hinggakira-kiratahun 1990.Beliaupernahmenulisbuku-bukuuntukpra-sekolah,
sekolahrendahdansekolahmenengah.Kegiatanmenuliskertaskerjailmiahdanrencanauntukmajalahdalambidangpendidika
nbahasa, kesusasteraandankebudayaanmasihberterusanhinggasekarang.
Padamasaini,
beliaumasihmeneruskankegiatankemasyarakatandalambeberapabuahpertubuhansosialdansemenjakbersara,
beliauikutsertadalamsebilangankecilbadankorporatswasta.SebagaiPresiden,
beliauterusmenerajuiPersatuanSuluhBudiman (sejak 1973) danPersatuanPendidikan Malaysia (sejak 1975).
Penganugerahannegara yang diterimabeliauialah Johan Mangku Negara (JMN), 1975, Dato' SetiaDiraja Kedah
(DSDK) 1978, danPanglimaSetiaMahkota (PSM), 1982.Penganugerahanakademik yang diterimabeliauialah Honorary
Fellow ABE (UK), 1983, HonLLB (Brock) 1986, Distinguished Fellow ISIS (Malaysia) 1990, Hon DLitt (Kebangsaan)
1997, dangelaranProfesor Emeritus (Universiti Utara Malaysia), 1997.
TokohPengkisahanSejarahMaktabPerguruan Sultan Idris (SITC) siriKedua
22 Oktober 1998
Memorial Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tan Sri Prof Dr.Awang Had Salleh, was born on 24 June 1934
in KampungBaganPulauBentong, Pulau Pinang. He received his
early education at the PulauBetung, BalikPulau Malay School
and his secondary education at Seberang Perak Malay School,
Kedah. In 1951, he enrolled himself at the Sultan Idris
Teachers Training College, TanjungMalim, Perak and later at
the Language Institute, Bukit Senyum, Johor Bharu in 1958.
Then, in 1961 he studied at the University of Malaya, where he
graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in 1964 and
with a Masters degree in Education from the same university in
1967. Subsequently, he continued his studies further at the
Stanford University California, USA where he obtained his
doctorate in 1969, specialising in Education and Sociology. He
also studied at the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom to
enhance his skill and knowledge in the field of Academic Studies and Management.
Career
Trainee teacher at the Gunung Malay School, Kedah (1950)
Teacher at Derga Malay School, Kedah
National Language Teacher at Sultan Abdul Hamid College, AlorSetar, Kedah
(1957)
Assistant Lecturer at the Day Training Centre (DTC), AlorSetar, Kedah (1959-
1961)
Lecturer, Language Institute, LembahPantai, Kuala Lumpur (1964-1965)
Assistant Lecturer / Lecturer at the Education Faculty, University of Malaya
(1974-1975)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students' Affairs), University of Malaya (1975-1978)
Director, Mara Institute of Technology, now known as Mara Institute of
Technology University (UiTM) (1978-1980)
Vice Chancellor, National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the first Vice
Chancellor of the Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) (1980-1984)
Special Advisor, Ministry of Education
Chief Executive / Consultant, Malaysia Film Academy (1990-1992)

5. Chairman, National Book Council
Member, Executive Board of UNESCO
Chairman, Administrative Council of Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology
Honorary Advisor, National Motivators of Aspiration Council
Chairman of the Board, Sultan Idris Education University
Chairman, Informatics Academic Advisory Board, Malaysia
Chairman, Entertainment Village (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Pro-Chancellor, Sultan Idris Education University (1999-until now)
Apart from being a well-known and active figure in the
academic world, Tan Sri Prof. also produced some creative
works. 1966 happen to be his most important year in his
writing career of which two of his works, 'Merah, KuningBiru'
(anthology of short stories) and 'BiruWarna' (novel) were
published a book form. His works on drama 'BuatMenyapu Si
Air Mata' was published in 1975. In the field of writing and
publishing, he has produced a number of books, articles and
working papers which focussed more on education, language
and culture.
In appreciation of his services and contributions, he was
bestowed several awards which, among others, include the
Johan Mangku Negara (J.M.N.) in 1975, the Dato' SetiaDiRaja
Kedah (D.S.D.K) in 1978 which carries the title Dato' and the PanglimaSetiaMahkota
(P.S.M.) in 1982, which carries the title of Tan Sri, from DYMM Seri PadukaBaginda Yang
di-PertuanAgong. In appreciation of his contributions in the field of education, he was
awarded the 'Honorary fellow' A.B.E, United Kingdom in 1983, the 'Honorary Doctor of
Law' by University of Brock, the 'Honorary Doctor of Letters' by the National University of
Malaysia (UKM) and 'Professor Emeritus' by the Northern University of Malaysia (UUM).
He was also conferred the 'Distinguished Follow of ISIS' Malaysia.
BiruWarna ialahkisahcintadan novel sulung Awang Had Salleh yang
diterbitkanoleh DewanBahasadanPustaka buat kali
pertamapada 1966.IamengemukakanwatakMelayudanbukanMelayuuntukmenghayatkankehidupan 19
60-an yang penuhdengankonflik yang berhubungdengankeluarga,juranggenerasi,
danprasangkaperkauman, sertapertentanganalirannilaimodendantradisi.