Professor Dato' Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Infectious diseases expert

 

The renowned HIV/AIDS expert also prioritises education

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The distinguished infectious disease expert has devoted her career to the prevention, treatment, research, and advocacy of HIV and AIDS globally. She played a key role in establishing the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) at the University of Malaya, a premier multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to community-focused HIV research. As such, the Ministry of Higher Education bestowed her with the National Academic Figure Award 2023 for her contributions to the academic and medical field.

In 2022, Adeeba was appointed commissioner of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, as she has been instrumental in shaping drug policies in Malaysia. She’s the first Malaysian to hold this position.

Adeeba’s extensive expertise has led to advisory roles within various World Health Organization committees and further contributes as a member of the UNAIDS Scientific Expert Panel on HIV. She recently completed her two-year term as president of the International AIDS Society, making history as the first woman of Asian descent to assume the role.

Adding to her illustrious contributions, Adeeba chairs the Rose Foundation, an internationally award-winning Malaysian NGO dedicated to eradicating cervical cancer, as well as the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.

Awards


2015

Honorary Doctor of Law, Monash University

2008

Merdeka Award

2007

Tun Mahathir Science Award

Did You Know?


One of Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman's hobby is gardening. She says it could be the doctor in her—with the desire to make people feel better—that naturally compelled her to look after plants, and get excited at seeing a new bloom or leaf.

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