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Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hj. Hassan was conferred Emeritus Professorship on 20th October 2018 in conjunction with the 58th University of Malaya Convocation. He was  a '2017-Merdeka Award winner in the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Category' and listed as '2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 as World Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics'. In addition he was listed as Top 2% World Scientists by Stanford University, USA in 2020 and 2021. He obtained his B.Sc.(Hons), Mech. Eng. from Leeds University, U.K. in 1977. This was followed by his M.Sc. in Tribology and Ph.D. in Mech. Eng. (Superlaminar Flow in Journal Bearing) from the same university in 1978 and 1982 respectively. On completion of his PhD, he was appointed as a lecturer in 1983 at University of Malaya. He retired as a Senior Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Malaya on 12 April 2019 and on 01 July 2019 he joined International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak Campus Kuala Lumpur as a Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering . He was a Visiting Professor at King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to 2018. Administratively, he was appointed as Acting Dean, Deputy Dean, and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department on several occasions. He sat on many committees at International, National (Ministries), and University levels. He served as Senate Member of University of Malaya on several occasions and was Secretary of Council of National Professors - Engineering, Technology and Built Environment Cluster until 31st March 2016. He was Chairman of Council of National Professors - University of Malaya Chapter from 1st June 2016 to 31st May 2018. He was the founding President of Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS) from 2007 to 2017. He was one of the  Vice - Presidents of International Tribology Council (ITC), UK (2017-2019) and was the Head of the Centre for Energy Sciences and Research Fellow at Center of Malay Excellence Study, University of Malaya. He received many awards for his outstanding academic achievements and also member of many International and National professional organizations. He collaborated and is still collaborating with many international research organizations such as United State Agency for International Aid Agency (USAID), ASEAN-Australian Energy Conservation Program (AAECP), ASIAN Development Bank (ADB), ASIA-EU Grant, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and AUN-Seed Net Program and Universities. He has successfully supervised many local and foreign Master and PhD students. He has published more than 500 journal articles, received more than 25,000 citations and h index of 90. He successfully supervised more than 67 MS and 42 PhD, comprising national and international candidates. His major contribution to the nation is through his expertise in biodiesel fuel production and automotive engineering, have been much sought for, to strengthen Malaysian Government Policy to blend higher percentages of biodiesel from palm oil with fossil diesel to be sold at petrol pumps throughout Malaysia. His other contribution to the nation is his involvement in more than 6 Technical Committees at SIRIM developing various Malaysian Standards for various Malaysian manufacturing industries. He reviewed and still being invited to review many journal articles by renown publishers. He serves as editorial board member of many international and national journals. He is a CEng(UK), MSAE(USA), PEng/Ir(Malaysia), FIMechE(UK) and Fellow of Academy Sciences Malaysia (FASc). On 01 January 2020 he was elected as Fellow of MYTRIBOS and in 2021 he was a join recipient of prestigious  IIUM MURABBI Award.