{"id":30,"date":"2022-08-26T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:46:27","slug":"brief-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/brief-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc0a3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc0a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67feee4a\" data-id=\"67feee4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59af8aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59af8aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":665,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-665\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/photo_2023-08-15_09-36-57-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/photo_2023-08-15_09-36-57-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/photo_2023-08-15_09-36-57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/photo_2023-08-15_09-36-57-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/photo_2023-08-15_09-36-57.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figcaption><b>Office of the Legal Adviser<\/b><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Legal Unit was officially established in 2004, located at the level 4 of Human Sciences building. Prior to the establishment of the its, matters related to staff discipline, general litigation cases involving the University and constitutional issues of the University were under the purview of the Management Services Division.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, matters related to students&#8217; discipline and litigation cases involving students were under the Disciplinary Unit, Office of the Rector (Student Affairs and Development).<\/p>\n<p>The Law Centre, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) was also playing a significant role particularly in relation to drafting and vetting of legal documents as well as providing legal opinions on legal issues involving the University.<\/p>\n<p>With the expansion and rapid development of the University, there were lots of agreements, contracts and Memorandum of Understanding to be executed. The management of the University viewed that the University was in dire need of a Legal Unit due to increasing number of legal matters involving the University, which related to student, staff and the University as the whole necessitating and entity of its own under the Office of the Rector.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there was a need for a central unit which functions as an advisory to the University on legal issues concerning the University which include to vet through documents before any executions or enforcements.<\/p>\n<p>The Unit was put under the purview of the Office of the Rector. With the establishment\u00a0 of &#8220;Office Of The Ombudsman and Integrity&#8221; in 12<strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0November 2019, the Integrity Unit was no more under Office of the Legal Adviser.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LEGAL ADVISER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 2017 &#8211; till present\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :\u00a0<strong>YM RAJA BADROL HISHAM BIN RAJA MOHD ALI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><em>Acting<\/em>\u00a0Legal Adviser<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 2016 &#8211; June 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : YM Raja Badrol Hisham bin Raja Mohd. Ali<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Legal Adviser<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 2012 \u2013 June 2016 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Prof. Dr. Nik Ahmad Kamal bin Nik Mahmod<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Director of Legal Unit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2004 \u2013 June 2009 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 : Prof. Dr. Hj. Mohd Akram bin Shair Mohamed (the pioneer Director)<\/p>\n<p>July 2009 \u2013 May 2012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rani bin Kamarudin<\/p>\n<p>June 2012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Mdm. 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