HE is currently the most important figure in the Department of National Education, second only to the minister. He has been entrusted with many important positions, beginning as an expert staff member of the Minister of Education in 2000. His career continues to rise. Now, as the Director-General of Higher Education, Fasli Jalal, 56, is in a very strategic position.

When asked to speak about education, his face lights up. He is well aware of th