A brief info of Bakri Musa, one of the speakers for Alif Ba Ta 2009

M. Bakri Musa

Brief Bio

Bakri Musa’s essays on Malaysian issues have appeared in local publications as The Sun Daily and Education Quarterly, as well as international ones like The Far Eastern Economic Review and International Herald Tribune. His commentary has also aired on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. His latest book is Towards A Competitive Malaysia.

Bakri received his undergraduate, medical and masters degrees from the University of Alberta , and was awarded a Research Fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada to pursue research in transplant immunology. A published author in his scientific and professional fields, Bakri is a board-certified surgeon and a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the Royal C ollege of Surgeons of Canada .

Prior to coming to California in 1981, Bakri practiced in Oregon , Alberta , and Malaysia . He used to scuba dive and sail his sloop Makan Angin in Monterey Bay , but that time is now taken up tending his Katahdin sheep and free-ranging chicken on his ranch in Morgan Hill , Ca.

M. Bakri Musa

bakrimusa@juno.com