Background
Tahir, Paridah Md. was born on June 29, 1959 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Daughter of Maryland Tahir and D. Puteh.
Tahir, Paridah Md. was born on June 29, 1959 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Daughter of Maryland Tahir and D. Puteh.
Bachelor of Science in Wood Science and Technology, Mississippi State University. Master of Science in Wood Science and Technology, Mississippi State University. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1998.
Assistant utilization officer Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Cheras, Malaysia, 1981—1985. Graduate research assistant Mississippi Forest Product Utilization Laboratory, 1987—1989. Deputy director Institute Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, University Putra, Malaysia, since 1990.
Consultant Ministry of Industrial Development Sarawak, Malaysia, 1991—1993, HeveaBoard Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia, 1999—2001, Royal College of Physicians Technology, Malaysia, 2003—2006, HUME Cement Board, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, 2005—2006, Tenaga National Research Center, since 2000.
Married Ashaari Zaidon. Children: Zahirah Zaidon, Zafirah Zaidon, Zulfa Zaidon, Zuheir Zaidon.