Fellow
Hamid Aizan
Current nationality
Malaysia
Current country of residence
Malaysia
Affiliation / Institution
Board of Private Pension Administration, Malaysia
Biodata
Hamid is a distinguished social scientist and a pioneering figure in gerontology, renowned for her contribution to gerontology education, research, and policy development in Malaysia and the surrounding region. She established a multi- and trans-disciplinary research institute at Universiti Putra Malaysia, in 2002, and was appointed as its founding director. The Institute was awarded the national status of Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, in 2015, and Hamid remained as its first director until 2020. The institute spearheaded research programmes and established postgraduate programmes in social gerontology, medical gerontology, and gerontechnology, which attracted local and international students. As a professional in the field of gerontology, Hamid sits in several national and international committees related to population aging. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia and is actively involved in civil society organisations related to older persons and social welfare development in Malaysia. She was an independent director of the Private Pension Administration Malaysia (2020–2024), and was appointed as chairperson from 25 June 2024 until 2026.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Elderly well-being, social health, aged care and services, social policy and evaluation
ELECTED
2024
Section
09. Social & Economic Sciences
Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Malaysia
Public contact information
List of publications
journal-publication-2018-2024.pdf
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Last updated on 01/07/2024