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Professor Dr. Ahmed Jalal Khan Chowdhury has been serving as an academic staff under Kulliyyah of science at International Islamic University Malaysia since 2000. He was one of the founding academic members of his Kulliyyah and Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies. Professor Jalal was also specialized on Aquaculture (Phd) and Fish Ecology (MS) from the University Putra Malaysia. He has also specialization on Fisheries Engineering and planning from the University of Sterling, Scotland, UK.His expertise and current research areas are focused on: Fisheries Management, Aqua ... show more culture and Aquatic Environment, Biodiversity, Environmental Sustainability, Halal Ecosystem and Food Security. He has been serving as a member of several Committee at the University Level towards “ Academic Promotion, Publication and Academic excellence”. He taught as "Course Coordinator" of more than 10 teaching subjects since he joined under the “Department of Biotechnology and Department of Marine Science”, Kulliyyah Science. He has experienced in supervising more than 60 undergraduate students, 20 Postgraduate students and 2 postdoctoral fellows. He has published more than 150 scientific articles in reputed International Journals (ISI and Scopus). He also published more than 60 articles in the prestigious International Conferences. Professor Jalal was awarded several prestigious awards in national and international exhibitions. He has published 4 books and more than 21 book chapters. He has show excellent contribution in Research and Development in IIUM. He has secured more than 1 million Ringgit research grants (both national and international as principal and co-researchers in his University. He was also served as consultants towards Fisheries and Management. He has more than 35 research projects. Out of them, 28 projects successfully completed. He has successfully completed an “International Collaboration Research Project” between Department of Marine Science, Sultan Qaboos Unversity, Oman and Kulliyyah of Science, IIUM. He was awarded several best awards at “Kulliyyah Level: Best Lecturer” in 2005 “Outstanding Researcher” in 2006 and 2018, Highest Publication, 2018; 'ACADEMIC ICON' 2018, 2019. He was appointed as “External assessor” for Academic Promotion in King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia and also appointed as external examiner for other Universities in Malaysia. He has been serving as “International Panelist” for assessing the Scientific proposals under Ministry of Science and Technology, Kazakhstan. He is a member of Society for Conservation Biology, USA. British Ecological Society, Asian Fisheries’ Society, Malaysian Nature Society, International Society of Zoological Sciences, Beijing, China and Vice President, International Water, Air, Soil Conservation Society. Asian Fisheries Society. He is the Chief Editor, Science Heritage Journal under International Zibeline International Publishing. He has been serving reviewers and editors of more than 15 reputed international and national ISI/Scopus Journals published by Springer, Willeys, Elsevier, etc. His expertise and research areas are focused on “Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Environmental Biotechnology, Aquatic Biodiversity”. He was also appointed as a member of several national and international societies for community services. He has served as an "Academic Administrators" as follows: Deputy Dean (Post Graduate and Research)(2009-2016; Head, Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies (INOCEM), Kulliyyah of Science effective from 1st Jan, 2017-31st Dec, 2017; Head of Research Initiative Grant Unit, effective from 1st Jan, 2018-31st Dec, 2018 under Research Management Center, Kuantan Campus; Head Internationalization and Global Network effective from 1st Jan 2019-31st June, 2021, Kulliyyah of Science. He has also served as a member of prestigious ‘Council of Professors’ in International Islamic University Malaysia since 2012. He was awarded as the Fellow by the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) in 2020. He was also awarded as " Successful People in Malaysia" by British pedia in 2020. He was invited by Secretariat ASEAN-FEN (Fisheries Education Network) Webinar to present "Effects of Covid19 on Malaysian Fisheries held on 10-11th Oct, 2020. He was also received special invitation by Director General NACA as a plenary speaker at the International Forum to represent Malaysia for discussing about the ‘Effects of Covid-19 on Aquaculture and Fisheries in Malaysia and mitigation strategies organized by Network of Aquaculture Center in Asia and Pacific (NACA), FAO and Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science held on 24-25th Nov, 2020 at Qingdao, China.