Adj. Professor. Dr. Capt. Manivannan Subramaniam started his career as a Deck Cadet aboard an LNG carrier and obtained his COC class 1 (unlimited) before going ashore to lecture at ALA (Akademi Laut Malaysia). While in ALAM, he was conferred with PhD, by UTM and in 2021 American Digital University (ADU), Inc. USA recognised him as their Adjunct Professor.
He is also the Deputy, Chief Executive (Covering) and leading the ALAM’s academics division.