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Prof. Azimi Hamzah, 57, has dedicated 35 years of his life in pursuing the field of Youth Development as a field of study and practice. He hails from Rembau Negeri Sembilan. By employing his area of specialisation as the vehicle, Prof. Azimi Hamzah has contributed scholarly in all the aspect of Youth Development – Youth Affair, Youth Service and Youth Movement. His contributions are highly acknowledged both locally and abroad.
Equipped with a Diploma in Agriculture, Prof. Azimi took advantage of his position as District Agricultural Assistant, Negeri Sembilan, and working closely with youth NGOs and other development agencies, developed special programmes to uplift the socio-economic status of the agricultural youth in the districts of Tampin and Rembau. Upon receiving his Masters Degree in Youth Development and Extension Education, Prof. Azimi Hamzah initiated a networking system with development agencies and NGOs in Malaysia. With the strong support of the Director of Youth then (the present Prime Minister), Prof. Azimi operationalised his thesis into series of in-service training programmes for the youth officers in Malaysia.
Prof. Azimi Hamzah has been instrumental in placing UPM as the leading centre in the country in the field of Youth Resource Development. Through the Centre, a more systematic linkage was fostered with both national agencies as well as international agencies (including UNESCO; Commonwealth Secretariate London; Commonwealth Youth Programme – Asia Pacific; ASEAN Sub-Committee as Youth; National Olympic Memorial Centre, Japan; Korean Centre for Adolescence and Children; and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences) in developing the younger generation of Malaysia.