Mazlan Othman

Yang Berbahagia Professor Emerita Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Mazlan Othman PSM SSNS PJN KMN
مصلان عثمان‎
Mazlan in 2010
Born	(1951-12-11) 11 December 1951 (age 73) Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysian
Alma mater	University of Otago
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy

Mazlan binti Othman (Jawi: مصلان بنت عثمان; born 11 December 1951) is a Malaysian astrophysicist whose work has pioneered Malaysia's participation in space exploration. 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.^[1]