Abdullah Zainol Abidin

Abdullah Zainol Abidin is ICT Manager at the National University of East Timor. He is responsible for maintaining, managing and supervising the university's IT Training Centre. It is a joint initiative of the Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme, Yayasan Salam Malaysia, UNDP in Timor-Leste and the National University of Timor-Leste. Abdullah graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA in 1997. He was presented the Best Student for Diploma in Computer Science (Sri Manjung Campus) award at the October 1997 convocation. Abdullah gained his first international work experience in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He subsequently joined Yayasan Salam Malaysia and was posted to Timor-Leste for a year from 2001 to 2002, after which Yayasan Salam Malaysia nominated him as a United Nations Volunteer in Timor-Leste.