Osman Bakar
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Prof. Dr. Osman Bakar | |
|---|---|
| عثمان بكر | |
Osman in 2025 | |
| Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2024 | |
| Constitutional Head | Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah |
| Preceded by | Dzulkifli Abdul Razak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1946 |
| Alma mater | University of London, Temple University |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Al Ghazali, Seyyed Hossein Nasr |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary Islamic philosophy |
| Main interests | Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Islamic Science |
Osman bin Bakar (born 18 December 1946) is a Malaysian philosopher. He is the current and 7th rector of International Islamic University Malaysia since 23 September 2024. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Malaya, the Chair Professor and Director of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam and an Islamic philosopher. He is a fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya and Doshisha University in Japan and a former President of the Islamic Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. He was the recipient of the honorary title "Dato" by the Sultan of Pahang in 1994 and "Datuk" by the King of Malaysia in 2000, and was Included in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world several times.