Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (born Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha on July 27, 1972) is a Malaysian orthopedic surgeon and is the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on October 10, 2007.[1][2] Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on October 21, 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 16 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov, after nine days aboard the station.[3][4]

Career
Sheikh Muszaphar was born in Kuala Lumpur and attended high school at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA in Muar. He then earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.[5].He received a Master of science degree in Orthopaedic Surgery at University Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Sheikh Muszaphar is an orthopedic surgeon,[6] and a university lecturer in medicine at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.[3][7] In 1998, Sheikh Muszaphar worked at Hospital Seremban, followed by a move to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in 1999, and was on staff at Hospital Selayang from 2000 through 2001.[5] Sheikh Muszaphar is also a part-time model. [8][9][10]

Angkasawan program
Sheikh Muszaphar and three other finalists were selected at the beginning of 2006 for the Malaysian Angkasawan spaceflight program. The program arose after Russia agreed to transport one Malaysian to the ISS as part of a multi-billion purchase of 18 Russian Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jets by Malaysia. After completing initial training at Star City in Russia, Sheikh Muszaphar and Faiz Khaleed were selected to undergo an 18-month training program in Russia, at the end of which Sheikh Muszaphar was chosen as the prime crew member, while Faiz Khaleed served as back-up.[11] Following the final medical tests and training examinations, on September 17, it was announced that Sheikh Muszaphar would be flying on Soyuz 11.[12]

During a NASA news conference with the Expedition 16 crew on July 23, 2007, and news conferences following his selection, Sheikh Muszaphar said he hoped to be able to take various live cell cultures to study during his flight.[1][13]

Terminology
Flying as a guest of the Russian government,[14] Sheikh Muszaphar's role aboard Soyuz and the ISS is referred to as a spaceflight participant in English-language Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA documents and press briefings.[4][15][16] [17]

Speaking to Malaysian media outlets, Alexander Karchava, the Russian ambassador to Malaysia, stated that Sheikh Muszaphar is a "fully-fledged cosmonaut".[18] In an interview with the Malaysian Star newspaper, Robert Gibson, a retired NASA astronaut, shared his opinion that Sheikh Muszaphar is fully qualified as an astronaut, and as such, he should be called one. Gibson also said he regarded Sheikh Muszaphar as a peer.[19]

Spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-11 carrying Whitson, Malenchenko, and Sheikh Muszaphar, successfully launched at 13:22 UTC, Wednesday, October 10, 2007.[20][21][22]

Space experiments
Sheikh Muszaphar performed experiments on board the International Space Station relating to the characteristics and growth of liver cancer and leukemia cells, the crystallisation of various proteins and microbes in space.[23]

The experiments relating to liver cancer, leukemia cells and microbes will benefit general science and medical research, while the experiments relating to the crystallisation of proteins, lipases in this case, will directly benefit local industries.
Lipase are a type of protein enzymes used in the manufacturing of diverse range of products from textiles to cosmetics, and the opportunity to grow these in space will mean a possibility for Malaysian scientists to take a crack at an industry worth some USD2.2bil (MYR7.7bil) worldwide by producing these locally.[24]

Spaceflight and religion
Since Sheikh Muszaphar is a Muslim, and as his time in space coincided with the last part of Ramadan, the Islamic National Fatwa Council drew up the first comprehensive guidebook for Muslims in space.[1][3] The 18-page guidebook is titled "Guidelines for Performing Islamic Rites (Ibadah) at the International Space Station", and details issues such as how to pray in a low-gravity environment, how to locate Mecca from the ISS, how to determine prayer times, and issues surrounding fasting. The orbit of the ISS results in one day/night cycle every 90 minutes,[1][25] so the issues of fasting during Ramadan are also addressed. The guidebook will be translated into Russian, Arabic, and English.[7][26] Anan C. Mohd, from Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development said that fasting while traveling is optional, so Sheikh Muszaphar could choose what he would like to do, but if he did decide to fast in space, the times would be centered around local time in Baikonur, where the launch takes place.[27][28] Sheikh Muszaphar celebrated Eid ul-Fitr aboard the station, and packed some satay and cookies to hand out to the rest of the crew on October 13, 2007 to mark the end of Ramadan.[29]

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Tan Ai Po @ Nur A’thiroh Masyaa’il Tan dari program Pengajian Dakwah dan Kepimpinan, Fakulti Pengajian Islam diumumkan sebagai penerima Anugerah Pelajaran DiRaja dalam Majlis Konvokesyen ke-35 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Pemilihan untuk Anugerah Pelajaran Diraja ini adalah berdasarkan kepada kecemerlangan pelajar dalam bidang akademik dan aktif menyertai kegiatan ko-kurikulum, menyumbangkan bakti kepada masyarakat dalam bentuk sukarela selain mempunyai ciri-ciri kepimpinan dan berkeperibadian yang mulia.

Tan Ai Po @ Nur A’thiroh Masyaa’il Tan, graduan Fakulti Pengajian Islam sepanjang pengajian beliau di fakulti tersebut telah menunjukkan ciri-ciri ketokohan dan kepimpinan yang wajar memjadi ikutan para pelajar UKM yang lain.

Nur A’thiroh yang dilahirkan di Mata Ayer, Perlis pada 7 April 1975 adalah seorang pelajar yang cemerlang dalam bidang akademik, ko-kurikulum, sukan serta aktif menjalankan kewajipan sebagai seorang Muslimah dalam menyebarkan dakwah Islamiah.Beliau juga aktif membantu para saudara baru di UKM dalam menghadapi kehidupan sebagai Muslim.

Nur A’thiroh banyak terlibat dalam aktiviti keagamaan sepanjang pengajiannya di UKM. Beliau telah beberapa kali muncul sebagai Tokoh Saudara Baru dalam majalah dan akhbar tempatan.Nur A’thiroh menjadi ikon kepada saudara-saudara baru dengan memberi contoh terbaik sebagai mahasiswi yang cemerlang dalam pelbagai bidang. Dalam aktiviti sukarela, Nur A’thiroh sangat aktif dengan beberapa badan sukarela NGO seperti PERKIM, MERCY Malaysia, Yayasan Salam dan YADIM. Penglibatan sukarela ini dianggap sebagai pengorbanan yang beliau mampu berikan kepada mereka yang lebih memerlukan, di samping menjalankan tanggungjawab sosial sebagai seorang insan.

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Sumber: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Mohd Na'im Mokhtar

Mohd. Na’im Hakim Mahkamah Syariah pertama peroleh PhD

Oleh: FERZALFIE FAUZI dalam Utusan Malaysia

BANGI 11 Ogos – Hakim Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Kuala Lumpur, Dr. Mohd. Na’im Mokhtar, (gambar) 39, menjadi Hakim Mahkamah Syariah pertama mempunyai kelulusan ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD) apabila menerima ijazah itu hari ini.

Beliau yang menerima ijazah itu pada konvokesyen Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) ke-35 di sini hari ini berharap kejayaan tersebut dapat mendorong semua hakim meningkatkan tahap penguasaan mereka dalam bidang akademik.

‘‘Saya berasa sungguh gembira dengan penerimaan ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD) dalam bidang Pengajian Islam ini kerana penat lelah saya selama tiga tahun menemui kejayaan,’’ katanya ketika ditemui di sini hari ini.

Menurut beliau, kerajinan dan kesungguhan bagi mencapai matlamat yang dihajati merupakan kunci utama kejayaannya.

“Saya juga mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada ibu bapa saya kerana berkat doa dan restu mereka, perjuangan saya dalam bidang akademik berhasil.

“Doa mereka menjadi bekalan kepada saya untuk belajar dengan lebih tekun dan berusaha dengan lebih gigih untuk tidak menghampakan harapan mereka,’’ katanya.

Mohd. Na’im yang menerima biasiswa Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) berkata, beliau juga banyak berbincang dan bertukar-tukar pendapat dengan isteri, Nik Roslini Raja Ismail, 34, dalam menyiapkan kajiannya.

Anak jati Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur itu merupakan bekas pensyarah Fakulti Undang-Undang di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) dari 1990 hingga 1997 dan pernah menjadi peguam sivil di firma guaman Zulkifli, Yong, Azmi & Co. pada 1998.

Kariernya sebagai Hakim Mahkamah Syariah bermula pada 1998 di Mahkamah Syariah Petaling Jaya sebelum ditukar ke Mahkamah Syariah Kuala Lumpur pada 2001 hingga sekarang.

Beliau juga mempunyai tugasan sambilan antaranya Penasihat Syariah CIMB Islamic Bank, Ahli Panel Perunding Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat serta pensyarah jemputan di UKM dan UIAM.