Mazlan Othman
Malaysian physicist · Malaysia · On the map · Scientists · Born 1951 · age 74
Mazlan binti Othman is a Malaysian astrophysicist whose work has pioneered Malaysia's participation in space exploration.
Mazlan Othman is read about 12 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
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She was her country's first astrophysicist, and helped to create a curriculum in astrophysics at the national university, as well as to build public awareness and understanding of astronomy and space issues. She was appointed director general of Angkasa, the Malaysian National Space Agency and served as the director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna from 2007 to 2014.
