Najim) is the fourth Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka since June 2015.
He is the youngest Vice Chancellor appointed to the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
He is a Professor in Environmental Conservation and Management attached to the Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya and has done extraordinary service to Sri Lanka as an Environmentalist.
He was awarded many presidential awards for the scientific research he has done on water resources management.
Najim has conducted several Scientific studies and rendered his services to several government and non governmental institutions as an environmentalist, agriculturist, agricultural engineer and bio-systems engineer.