Rahmat Mohamad

Rahmat bin Mohamad is a Malaysian legal scholar and Professor of Law at the Universiti Teknologi MARA. He previously served as Chairman of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). He also served as Chairman of the National Sports Institute of Malaysia from August 2019 to August 2023 and the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) from August 2022 until August 2023.

Rahmat Mohamad held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Industry, Community and Alumni Network) of Universiti Teknologi MARA from November 2018 to November 2021. He has served Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam in various capacities since 1986. He served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Quality and Knowledge Advancement) (2003–2005), Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) (2005–2008), Assistant Vice Chancellor (Strategy) (2016) and Dean of Law Faculty (2017).

On 23 March 2021, on the recommendation of the Bureau and the candidates proposed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law, the IUCN Council appointed Dr Nilufer Oral as the IUCN World Conservation Congress Elections Officer and Dr Rahmat Mohamad as the Deputy Elections Officer.

In July 2023, Rahmat Mohamad was conferred the title of Honorary Fellow by Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Emeritus Professor John Williams of Aberystwyth University stated in the conferral presentation that:

... "Aberystwyth is proud of his achievements. He is one of the many Aberystwyth alumni from Malaysia who have significantly impacted politics, law, and society in Malaysia and beyond". Provided by Wikipedia