Dato’ Prof. Dr. Noor Inayah Yaakub

Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah binti Yaakub currently a President & Vice Chancellor of Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL). She was the Chief Executive Officer & Rector for a private college of Baitulmal Professional College of Federal Territory of Islamic Council. In her capacity as Rector & Chief Executive Officer of the College, among many others Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah was responsible for a major transformation of the College in Kuala Lumpur which culminated the quality education of a low income (B40) students in the professional Accounting and other accredited professional courses. Her legacy also includes substantial improvements in the (B40) students, the quality of teaching, and the scale and impact of its industrial linkages, placing the College among the top colleges in professional accounting and other accredited professional courses for (B40) candidates.

She obtained her Bachelor in Law from International Islamic University in 1993 and later obtained he second degree in Shariah law in 1994. So she has two undergraduate degrees. She received her Masters in law from top 5 Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, England in 1997. She further obtained her PhD in Law from law faculty, the University of Manchester, England in 2005 in which she successfully completed in less than 3 years. Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah has vast experience in the top position in a company and public agencies. She was also appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company under MOF. She is the Chairperson Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company. She is also a member of the Audit and Review Company Committee, Board Risk and Integrity Management Committee, Shariah Council Board of Trustee for Amanah Raya Foundation of the Company. In addition, she is a chairman for a Board of Amanah Raya Trustee, a subsidiary of Amanah Raya Berhad. Recently she has been appointed as a member of the board of Directors bank Islam Malaysia Berhad.

Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah also possesses professional qualifications. She received 5th QSApple- Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education expert certificate in 2009. In the same year, she received Advance Certificate (Technology Transfer & Project Management) from University of Oxford in 2009. Later, in 2012, she received United Nation Professional Certificate for Selected Higher Learning corporate planning leaders for University research and teaching components. Recently in 2019, she received Advanced Certificate for leaders in Education: Innovation and Strategy for
the future of Higher Education, School of Executive Education, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.