In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ayub is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Arshad. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
TunArshad bin Ayub (Jawi: أرشد بن أيوب; 15 November 1928 – 14 June 2022)[1] was a Malaysian academician and educator. He was a founding father of the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia's largest higher learning institution, where he was its director from 1967 to 1975, later served as its Pro-Chancellor from 2000 until his death in 2022. He was widely known as the national education icon.[2][3]
Early life and education
Arshad was born in Muar, Johor, on 15 November 1928, in a family of moderate rubber tappers. He was the eldest son, and he was brought up in an atmosphere of hardship and poverty.[4][5] After the death of his parents, he was assigned the responsibility of raising his four siblings.[5]