Prof. Nizam is now the director general of higher education at Indonesia’s education, culture, research and technology from July 2020. Prior to that, he was the head of the centre of education appraisal at Indonesia’s education and cultural ministry in 2014.
Prof. Nizam was honoured with the professorial title from Gadjah Mada University in 2007, while he obtained his PhD in civil engineering from the University of London in 1992. He enjoys cycling and has written various research papers.