Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh has passed away

Famous academician Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh passed away at 3.03am today.

He was 79.

According to a report in Berita Harian which quoted his daughter Datin Norazlina Awang Had, his body will be buried in Putrajaya.

He is also the father-in-law of the current Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

He begun his illustrious career as a school teacher in 1950s before becoming a lecturer in University Malaya.

In 1984, he became the first Vice Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Among his works include a short story ‘Merah Kuning Biru’ and a novel ‘Biru Warna’.