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Azlan Shah Ali, PhD FRISM FRICS Reg BS

is a professor in the Department of Building Surveying, and the Dean, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, where he has been a faculty member since year 2004. He was promoted to the full professor post in July 2013, which make him as one of the youngest professors in the University. Prof. Azlan is also currently a Visiting Professor at School of Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has held various responsibilities in the academic administration including a Dean, Acting Dean, Deputy Dean and Head of Department of the Faculty of Built Environment, UM. Previously, he worked with the building industry since 1998.

In 2020, Prof. Azlan was appointed as Director for Building Surveying section, Unit Perundingan Universiti Malaya Sdn Bhd (UPUM Sdn Bhd) - University of Malaya's consultation arm - while still holding his Deputy Dean position. Under his leadership, UPUM Sdn Bhd secured 6 Building Condition Assessment (BCA) consultation projects from the government of Malaysia amounting more than RM5 million. The awarding projects as recognition by the government for his expertise in the field of building condition assessment.

Prof. Azlan completed his PhD at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia specialising in building refurbishment. His research interests lie in building maintenance and refurbishment with the focus to improve management strategies. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of built environment, particularly surveying and architecture local and internationally. Prof. Azlan has been involved in several academic research and consultations with a total amount of more than RM6 million includes collaborative research for software development with Spanish companies CYPE, amounting more than RM2.5 million. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed technical publications in journals, proceedings, and books. He received the University of Malaya’s Best Lecturers Award in 2012-, and 3-times Excellence Service Award from UM for his significant contribution in teaching and research works

Prof. Azlan is currently a Chartered Building Surveyor, UK; a Registered Building Surveyor, Malaysia; a Registered Property Manager, Malaysia; a Professional Technologies, Malaysia; a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (FRISM) and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (FRICS). He has served as a committee member includes secretaryship of the Building Surveying Division, RISM for more than 15 years.