History Of Establishment

The Government's decision to establish Sultan Zainal Abidin University has been a milestone in the development of the country's public education institutions and is a pride of the people of Terengganu  and the Malaysian community as a whole.

The chronology of the establishment of UniSZA:

• 1980 - Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious College (KUSZA) is established and operating at Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious High School located in Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu

 

• 1985 - Laying of KUSZA foundation stone in Gong Rhino by His Excellency the late Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah

 

• 2005 - Announcement of the establishment of Darul Iman Malaysia University (UDM) by the Honorable Prime Minister, Dato 'Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on March 26, 2005

 

• 2006 - Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UDM) commenced operations on 1 January 2006

 

• 2010 - UDM renamed Sultan Zainal Abidin University (UniSZA) on May 13, 2010

 

LEADERSHIP - KUSZA-UDM-UniSZA

Dr. Wan Shamsuddin bin Wan Mamat 13 Julai 1981 - 19 Mac 1987	Prof. Dr. Hamid bin Abdullah 1 Nov 1987 - 31 Dis 1990
Dato Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim bin Shukri  1 Mei 1991 - 31 Dis 1997	Ustaz Che Ismail bin Abdul Halim  1 Jun 1998 - 31 Julai 2002
Prof. Madya Dr. Amat @ Anwar bin Zainal Abidin 1 Sep 2002 - 26 Mac 2004	Prof. Dr. Ahmad Shukri bin Yazid 2004-2005
Dato Prof. Dr. Alias bin Daud 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dis 2012	Prof. Datuk Dr. Yahaya bin Ibrahim 1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dis 2015
Prof. Dato' Dr. Ahmad Zubaidi bin A. Latif 1 Feb 2016 - 31 Jan 2019	Prof. Dato' Dr. Hassan Basri bin Awang Mat Dahan 1 Feb 2019 - Now