Mohd Rashdan Baba

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Baba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Rashdan. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohd Rashdan Baba
PSM SIMP SUNS DPMS JSM
1st Vice-Chancellor of the
Universiti Putra Malaysia
In office
4 November 1971 – 28 February 1982
ChancellorSalahuddin of Selangor
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNayan Ariffin
1st Vice-Chancellor of the
National University of Malaysia
In office
1 September 1969 – 31 March 1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAriffin Ngah Marzuki
Personal details
Born(1935-10-31)31 October 1935
Kampung Berkat, Chembong, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan
Died30 March 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 84)
Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, Ampang, Selangor
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Damansara
SpouseRobiyah Abdul Majid
Children1 daughter (Rayslida)
Alma materUniversity of Reading (BSc)
University of Leeds (PhD)
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Mohd Rashdan bin Baba is a Malaysian academic administrator. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of National University of Malaysia from 1969 until 1971. As Universiti Putra Malaysia established in 1971, he became the first Vice-Chancellor of UPM until 1982, succeed by Nayan Ariffin.

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