Real Estate Issues

Sr Muhamad Saiful Alizan Nordin (MRISM, MMIPFM) is a lecturer at the Centre of Studies for Estate Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia. He obtained his master's degree in Property Investment and undergraduate studies in Estate Management from UiTM. Before joining academia, he served as part of the property consultancy team at KGV International Property Consultants Sdn Bhd (2017-2018) and Hakimi & Associates Sdn Bhd (2012-2014). His research interest is in property valuation and investment.

Sr Dr Norbaya Ab Rahim is a Registered Valuer, Registered Estate Agent and Registered Property Manager from the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers, Malaysia. She is also a member of RICS and RISM. She obtained her PhD in Facilities Management from the University of Salford, UK. Her master's degree is in Facilities Management Asset Maintenance at Heriot-Watt University, UK. Her degree is in Urban Estate Management from Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is currently a Head of Centre of Studies for Estate Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Before embarking on the academic line, she was working with CH Williams Talhar & Wong in Kuala Lumpur for eight years. Her research interest is in facilities management, outsourcing, healthcare and valuation.

Professor Datin Sr Dr Hamimah Adnan is a registered Quantity Surveyor (MRISM, MCIOB, MRICS) and a Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. She has presented in seminars and conferences locally and overseas. Apart from her ongoing research, she has published papers in refereed international journals and international conference papers. She also acts as a scientific international reviewer for journals, and conferences proceeding and edited 10 books on Built Environment series from UiTM Press. She is finishing her book on research methodology and chapter in a book with fellow members of the faculty. She has undertaken numerous research projects and her areas of specialism include international strategic alliances joint ventures, partnering, construction marketing, risk management, procurement and project management.

Professor Dr Mohamad Nidzam Rahmat is a professor at the Centre of Studies for Construction Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. He began his undergraduate education with a Certificate in Civil Engineering (Construction) from Polytechnic Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, a Diploma in Building (ITM), BSc (Hons) in Construction Management from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK in 1994. He attained his Master of Environment from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1999 and PhD from the University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK in 2004 where later he went on to pursue a Sabbatical Research and a Post-Doctoral Research from the years 2008 to 2011. Currently, he is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research supervision.