By Asia Samachar | Malaysia |
Malaysian scholar Prof Dr Sarjit Singh Darshan Singh has been appointed to the Education Ministry’s expert reference panel for history curriculum and textbooks for a four-year term. The appointment, for the 2023-2027 term, was made by the ministry’s secretary general Yusran Shah Mohd Yusof.
Dr Sarjit is an anthropologist from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) where he serves as a Professor of Social Anthropology in the Department of Social and Development Sciences.
Dr Sarjit made history when he became the first Sikh to join UPM’s senate to serve for a three year term, effective 14 Dec 2021.
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