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	Datu Dr. Hjh. Rashidah Bolhassan Former CEO of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak & Immediate Past President of Persatuan Perpustakawan Malaysia (PPM)
	Rashidah specialises in knowledge management and throughout her professional career; she has been entrusted to set up, transform, market and lead knowledge organizations. Her other strengths are in the fields of humancentred information systems, human resource capacity building, promotion and marketing, and cultural heritage management. With her visionary expectations of knowledge organizations’ role in societal development, she was awarded one of the first fellows for IFLA/OCLC in 2001. She was the CEO of Sarawak State Library (2003-2020), and prior to that, she served in various capacities, locally and internationally. Rashidah was voted as Chair for Council of State Library Directors, Malaysia, in 2006 – 2009, and again in 2013 till 2020. She was appointed as a Member of Sarawak State’s Women Council (MWKS), elected as President of Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM) 2020-2022, and voted as a Member of IFLA’s Reading and Literacy Standing Committee (2017-2022). She is also one of the corresponding members of IFLA Indigenous Matters Section. In April 2020, she was appointed as Board Member, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO). Acknowledging her major contributions to her profession, the School of Information Management (UiTM), appointed her as industry advisor, and National Library Malaysia appointed her as Mentor to ASEAN-INELI, an innovation initiative, to represent Malaysia. She has presented more than 30 papers at national and international seminars and conferences. In her free time, she is a network conduit for volunteers serving the marginalised communities, initiated a food bank branch in Kuching, an active advocate on age concern awareness, are amongst her community contributions. She believes in environmental impact on community wellbeing and is a strong proponent on community exercise and health awareness programs. She was awarded state and national accolades as recognitions for her contributions. She is a Melanau, married with three children, and blessed with three granddaughters.

Datu Dr. Hjh. Rashidah Bolhassan

Former CEO of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak &
Immediate Past President of Persatuan Perpustakawan Malaysia (PPM)

Rashidah specialises in knowledge management and throughout her professional career; she has been entrusted to set up, transform, market and lead knowledge organizations. Her other strengths are in the fields of humancentred information systems, human resource capacity building, promotion and marketing, and cultural heritage management.

With her visionary expectations of knowledge organizations’ role in societal development, she was awarded one of the first fellows for IFLA/OCLC in 2001. She was the CEO of Sarawak State Library (2003-2020), and prior to that, she served in various capacities, locally and internationally.

Rashidah was voted as Chair for Council of State Library Directors, Malaysia, in 2006 – 2009, and again in 2013 till 2020. She was appointed as a Member of Sarawak State’s Women Council (MWKS), elected as President of Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM) 2020-2022, and voted as a Member of IFLA’s Reading and Literacy Standing Committee (2017-2022). She is also one of the corresponding members of IFLA Indigenous Matters Section. In April 2020, she was appointed as Board Member, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

Acknowledging her major contributions to her profession, the School of Information Management (UiTM), appointed her as industry advisor, and National Library Malaysia appointed her as Mentor to ASEAN-INELI, an innovation initiative, to represent Malaysia.

She has presented more than 30 papers at national and international seminars and conferences.

In her free time, she is a network conduit for volunteers serving the marginalised communities, initiated a food bank branch in Kuching, an active advocate on age concern awareness, are amongst her community contributions. She believes in environmental impact on community wellbeing and is a strong proponent on community exercise and health awareness programs.

She was awarded state and national accolades as recognitions for her contributions. She is a Melanau, married with three children, and blessed with three granddaughters.

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