​Prime Minister Of Malaysia’s Inaugural Visit to UTP (15 February 2013)

YAB Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia’s Prime Minister recently visited UTP on 15 February 2013.  YAB Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib was accompanied by the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, YB Dato’ Seri Mohd. Shafie Apdal; Perak Menteri Besar, YAB Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir; Perak State Assembly Speaker, YBhg. Datuk R. Ganesan; Perak State Secretary, YB Dato’ Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan  and Perak State Finance Officer, YBhg. Datuk Mohd. Ghazali Jalal.

UTP Vice Chancellor, YBhg. Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim and UTP Management Committee members were on hand to receive the Prime Minister and his delegation. YAB Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib was briefed on UTP’s progress by UTP Vice Chancellor and later taken for a short tour of the University’s facilities which included the Information Resource Centre and the Chancellor Hall.

The Prime Minister then performed the Friday Prayer at UTP’s An Nur Mosque together with 3,000 UTP students and staff before departing to UiTM Seri Iskandar, Perak.