THE PRINCIPAL, SEKOLAH MENENGAH TEKNIK SLIM RIVER

Encik Ab. Hamid bin Fazal Mohamad is now the new principal of Sekolah Menengah Teknik Slim River. He officially reported for duty at his new school on 16 September 2006. However, Cikgu Hamid has asked for a grace period of a week to complete any unfinish work here and also prepare to handover his duties as senior assistant. He will be here until the 2nd of October.

Cikgu Hamid first reported for duty in Sekolah Menengah Teknik Seri Manjung on January 16, 2006. Prior to this he had served in his new school in 1997 after he completed his postgraduate studies in England. Before he left for England he was the senior assistant for student affairs at SM Pangkor and SM Tok Perdana.

He says that he felt very settled in this school and had thought that he would be retiring here. He had never nurtured any thoughts of leaving. He feels a sense of loss as he has a deep love for the school and the place since he was born and raised here. His family, relatives and friends are here.

As for taking up his new post, he says that he does feel daunted at the prospect but he did deputise for the previous proincipals and thinks that he should be able to cope. He plans to learn more about administration and governmental matters to become a good administrator and is confident that his experience would help him in running his new school. I have worked with Cikgu Hamid for 9 years and am certain that he would be able to carry out his new responsibilities well.