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Datu Dr Rashidah Bolhassan
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 | Datu Dr. Rashidah Bolhassan Deputy Chairman, Sarawak State Library, East Malaysia |
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Datu Dr. Rashidah served as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Sarawak State Library from 2003 to 2020. From 2021 to 2022, she was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development. In 2023, she was appointed special officer to the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Sarawak, with a portfolio focusing on culture and heritage. Her contributions to the library profession are extensive - President of PPM from 2020 to 2022 and as Immediate Past President from 2022 to 2026. She served as Chair of the Council of State Library Directors, Malaysia, from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2020. She is also an active volunteer with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Her involvement in the Literacy and Reading Committee (2014–2017, 2023–2027) focused on voicing the importance of early literacy. From 2021 to 2023, she was a member of IFLA’s Culture and Heritage Advisory Council. She served on the PPM team to bid for IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), and on the National Committee (2017-2018) for WLIC Kuala Lumpur 2018. Dr Rashidah has also taken on several significant appointments in governance and mentorship - Deputy Chair of SSL's Board of Management (2023–2024; 2025–2026), a Board Trustee and Mentor for the Women Leadership Foundation (2022–), and a Member of the National Council for Women and Family from 2023–2027. Her appointment to the Governing Council of Yayasan Sime Darby in May 2024, together with her designation as Adjunct Professor at UNIMAS’ Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts in 2024, underscores her commitment to education, the arts, and leadership development. Dr. Rashidah has been appointed to the National Council for Culture for the 2025–2027 term. She serves as an advisor to the Islamic Information Centre in Sarawak (2023–2025) and the Sarawak Federation of Women’s Institutes (effective 2024). She was appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of Library Science at Universiti Malaya for the 2026–2027 term. She was featured in the Hall of Fame at the Malaysia Pavilion, Osaka World Expo 2025, alongside other Malaysian eminent women leaders. |
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