
In making the announcement, Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh said apart from Malaysia, Rajah was also well-known in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos where the findings of his economic research were evident in the formulation of government policies in these countries.
Rajah has received numerous awards at national and international levels including the Brain Gain Award (2004), Distinguished Researcher Award (2012), Research Driver (2014), Celso Furtado Prize, World Academy of Sciences (2014), Rajawali Fellowship, Harvard University (2014) and Best Consultancy Award (2017).
Rajah is the fifth academician to be bestowed the Distinguished Professor Award which was created by the education ministry in 2010.
“He has also produced over 30 doctoral graduates. Some of them are now professors at local universities and leaders of private companies,” said Idris.
Meanwhile, when met by reporters, Rajah said he would utilise his expertise to assist the nation in facing the industrial revolution 4.0.
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