Anand Pon A/L Ponnudurai
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Born30th December 1956
Died23rd October 2023
EducationUniversiti Pertanian Malaysia
SpouseSusan George Valladeres

Anand Pon

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Anand Pon (30 December 1956 – 29 October 2023) was a Malaysian founder of SMART College, the first College in Malaysia to offer specialised courses in Enforcement and Compliance as well as Corporate Investigation.

Early Life

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Anand Pon was born on the 30th of December 1956 in _.

Career

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SMART College

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2012

Mr. Anand Pon developed, wrote and gained Malaysia's first accreditation from MQA for diploma programs in Enforcement and Compliance as well as Corporate Investigation. These two courses would become the starting points for SMART College's courses as later on, more courses such as Digital Marketing, Occupational Safety and Health and other diplomas were later added.


2015

The 1st fully accredited Diploma in Enforcement by MQA was officiated and SMART College had its first convocation at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur.


2017

SMART College was accredited by FELDER under "Institusi tajaan FELDA". A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) singing ceremony was conducted for a franchise collaboration with the Universiti Pertahanan National malaysia (UPNM) for a degree program. Afterwards, an education partnership with James Cook University Australia was conducted on a degree pathway for a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice.


2018

The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun, graciously received a courtesy visit from Mr Anand Pon, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, at the Bukit Aman Police Headquarters. Additionally, SMART AMAR was established and inaugurated by Mr. Ruslan bin Tuan Mat, Director of the Community Education Division, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM).


2019

Received the Anti-Corruption Champion Award presented by YBhg. Datuk Seri Azam Baki, MACC Deputy Chief of Operations, at _.


2020

Accredited as an Occupational Safety and Health Certified Trained Centre by the Minister of Human Resources, YB Datuk Saravanan A/L Murugan.


2022

The Melaka Education Expo 2022 inaugurated by the Chief Minister(Menteri Besar), Datuk Seri Utama Sulaiman Md Ali, at Ames Hotel in Melaka. PKPJB Tuan Haji Nordin, Director of the Department of Fire and Rescue Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, visited SMART College to graciously share his knowledge and experience on ‘Fire Safety and inspection’.


2023

The Community English Language Learning (C.E.L.L) program, launched by Yb Datuk Seri Johari Bin Abdul Ghani, aims to engage and assist youth in the Kampung Pandan area in learning English through theater and performing arts techniques. SMART College and Rejimen 515 Askar Wataniah joined hands in a momentous Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signing ceremony.

Security Plus Academy

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Death

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Anand Pon passed away on the 29th of October 2023 from _.