05 juni 2008 07:15

Seminar of Malay Leadership (Malaysia)

Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com- Every nation has different types of leadership. A type of leadership plays significant role in developing one nation‘s society. An expression in Malay tradition says “bila rumah tidak bertua//celaka datang bala menimpa//bila negeri tidak beraja//alamat hidup aniaya menganiaya” (Tenas Effendi, 2004: 65). This saying emphasizes the urgency of good leader within one society.

The ability of sultans in Malacca Peninsula (now Malaysia) in upholding their nations since the 1400s A.D. signifies the Malay leadership that is still alive among the Malay people. However, Malay sultans‘ leadership began to deteriorate after the coming of Portuguese in 1511 A.D. The arrival of Portuguese in Malacca Peninsula caused political conflicts between the sultanates leaders, corruption among royal officials, and abuse of power.

Independence has come to Malaysia since 1957 after 400 years of colonialism. Up to now, there are five Prime Ministers – Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak (Father of Development), Tun Hussein Onn (Father of Unity), Tun Dr. Mahathir (Father of Modernisation) dan Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Father of Citizen Capital Development) having been ruling Malaysia. – Each Prime Minister above has different leadership characteristic. Under their rule, Malaysia is able to reach remarkable development in politic, economy, and social.

For studying Malay leadership, Institute of Quality and Knowledge Advancement, Teknologi MARA University in cooperation with Kepemimpinan Perdana Foundation will hold Seminar of Malay Leadership “Kepemimpinan Melayu: Dahulu, Kini, dan Masa Depan” (Malay Leadership: Past, Present and Future). The seminar will be conducted on November 11 – 13, 2008 at Dewan Sri Budiman, Teknologi MARA University. Themes of the seminar are: (i) Malay Leadership History; (ii) Governmental Principles in Malaysia; (iii) Leadership at State Level; (iv) State-center Relationship; (v) Malaysia‘s international relation; and (vi) State Leadership Legacy.

For those who are interested in this seminar, please send an abstract before July 15^th, 2008. The abstract will be reviewed by a special committee and will be announced on July 30^th, 2008. For those whose abstract pass the review process, should have sent the full paper to the committee before October 15^th, 2008. For more information, please contact the committee via e-mail at: hanizan@salam.uitm.edu.my, mzmkib@yahoo.com, pmshahar@salam.uitm.edu.my, and azimahkhalid@salam.uitm.edu.my.

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