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Malaysian philosopher In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Bakar is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Osman . The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Osman bin Bakar (born 18 December 1946) is a Malaysian philosopher. He is the current and 7th rector of International Islamic University Malaysia since 23 September 2024. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Malaya , the Chair Professor and Director of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam and an Islamic philosopher . He is a fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya and Doshisha University in Japan and a former President of the Islamic Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. He was the recipient of the honorary title " Dato " by the Sultan of Pahang in 1994 and " Datuk " by the King of Malaysia in 2000, and was Included in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world several times.
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Osman Bakar (born 1946) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Malaya , the Chair Professor and Director of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam and an Islamic philosopher . He is a fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya and Doshisha University in Japan and a former President of the Islamic Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. A recipient of the honorary title of " Dato " by the Sultan of Pahang in 1994 and " Datuk " by the King of Malaysia in 2000, he was Included in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 and 2012.
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Malaysian philosopher Osman Bakar (born 1946) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Malaya , the Chair Professor and Director of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam and an Islamic philosopher . He is a fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya and Doshisha University in Japan and a former President of the Islamic Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. He was the recipient of the honorary title " Dato " by the Sultan of Pahang in 1994 and " Datuk " by the King of Malaysia in 2000, and was Included in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world several times.
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emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of malaya
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malaysian philosopher
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