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Mohd. Puzhi Bin Usop

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy Teaching Arabic Language - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Modern Languages Studies - Masters Degree, University of Malaya
  • Bachelor of Human Science in Literature Arabic Language - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Diploma in Education - Diploma, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohd. Puzhi Bin Usop (Dr.)

CELPAD Lecturer
IIUM Gombak Campus

CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES AND PRE-UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

Additional Assignments:

Head, Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development


mpuzhi@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Dr Mohd Puzhi bi Usop obtained his Bachelor’s degree and Diploma of Education at IIUM. Then he was sent to Sabah in 1997 to work as a religious teacher under the Ministry of Education for two years. In 1999, he started his career as a lecturer at Quranic Language Dept, CELPAD, IIUM. He completed his Master’s degree in the field of Teaching Arabic as a Second Language at University of Malaya in 2003. Then, his Ph.D at the same university in 2007. He has travelled to many Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey for academic and social purposes.
He is very active in producing Arabic text books, Translation of the Quran and dictionaries. Among his publications are Bahasa Arab Untuk Ibadah, Miftah Al-Lughat Al-Arabiyyah, Al-Arabiyyah Lughatuna, Kamus al-Farid, Al-Qhufran & Al-Fauzan (Translation of The Holy Quran) etc.
He has vast experiences in administrative work as a coordinator and head of department. He has been an auditor at Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA) since 2010. He was appointed as the coordinator for Kursus Umum Bahasa Arabâ  (KUBA) at the Institute for Language Advancement (IfLA) and ACADEMY from 2014-2018. Since january 2019, he holds the position as Head of Training & Iqra' Unit at Shas Mosque, CENTRIS, IIUM. He is a member of International Islamic Scholars Association since 2014 based in Qatar.


Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY QURAN; CURRICULUM DESIGN - ARABIC SYLLABUS; EDITING ARABIC & ISLAMIC BOOKS


Professional Membership


  • 2013 - 2022 : Member of Profesional Body / Association, International Union For Muslims Scholars


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED QURANIC LANGUAGE (LAWS) 2010/2011
AL-LUGHAH AL-ARABIYAH AL-MUTAKAMILAH 2025/2026 2024/2025
ARABIC FOR IBADAH II 2025/2026 2024/2025 2020/2021
ELEM. Q'NIC LANG.(PRE SC. ARCH,ENGIN)-PART II 2010/2011
ELEM. Q'NIC LANG.(PRE SC.,ARCH,ENGIN)-PART I 2011/2012 2010/2011
ELEMENTARY QURANIC LANGUAGE 2011/2012 2010/2011
ELEMENTARY QURANIC LANGUAGE PART 2 (SCIENCES) 2011/2012
ELEMENTARY QURANIC LANGUAGE (PART 2) 2009/2010 2008/2009
ELEMENTARY QURANIC LANGUAGE I 2009/2010
INTERMEDIATE QURANIC LANG. (LAWS) 2011/2012
MOSQUE MANAGEMENT 1 2021/2022
QURANIC LANGUAGE 3 & 4 2017/2018 2016/2017
QURANIC LANGUAGE 5 2017/2018 2016/2017
QURANIC LANGUAGE 6 2017/2018 2016/2017
QURANIC LANGUAGE FOR HS III 2017/2018
QURANIC LANGUAGE FOR HS IV 2019/2020 2017/2018
QURANIC LANGUAGE FOR HS V 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Quranic Language I 2012/2013
QURANIC LANGUAGE II 2021/2022 2020/2021 2014/2015
QURANIC LANGUAGE III 2023/2024 2022/2023
Quranic Language III & IV 2015/2016 2013/2014
QURANIC LANGUAGE IV 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Quranic Language V 2015/2016 2012/2013
Quranic Language VI 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013


Research Projects


Completed
2009 - 2010 Designing New Arabic Syllabus for Science Programmes Student Part 1
On-Going


Awards & Recognition


01 Dec, 2016 TRANSLATOR OF THE HOLY QURAN - King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran International
22 Feb, 2012 SILVER MEDAL- IRIIE 2012 - IIUM University
22 Feb, 2012 BRONZE MEDAL - IRIIE 2012 - IIUM University
09 Feb, 2011 Gold Medal-IRIIE 2011 - IIUM University
01 Mar, 2006 Quality Award - IIUM University