SHAH ALAM: AirAsia chief Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (pic) can add another feather to his signature red baseball cap: a doctorate. The group chief executive officer of AirAsia Bhd was conferred an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Corporate Leadership from Mahsa University on Tuesday. Mahsa University pro-chancellor and executive chairman Prof Tan Sri Dr Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah said the university was honoured to present the honorary doctorate to Fernandes. Honorary doctorates are conferred to individuals who made substantial contributions in their fields or to society in general. Following that, he launched the Mahsa University Centre for Global Business, which will conduct theme-based, multi-disciplinary studies on global business issues.

Source: The Star March 14, 2017 08:48 UTC