Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa (English: Sultan Mohamad Jiwa Science School; abbreviated SMadJiwa) is a public boarding school, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. It was named after the nineteenth reigning Sultan of Kedah, Almarhum Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Mohamad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II.
History SMadJiwa was established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan as Sekolah Menengah Sains Kedah. The school officiation took place on 6 November 1976. In 1984, the school was renamed as Sekolah Sultan Mohamad Jiwa. The inauguration of the new name was made by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Sultan of Kedah.
This name was subsequently changed to Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa in 1997 and remains until now. Students of the first batch was placed temporarily in several other schools in Perak such as SMK Anderson and SMJK Methodist Girls School and in Kedah such as SMK Khir Johari and Sungai Petani during the construction of the school building.
In 1974, after the building and school complex were completed and certified safe for occupation, the school started to commence its operation with a total of 35 teachers, 60 support staffs and 454 pupils.
In June 1981, the school hosted Kelas Matrikulasi Sains, preparing students for their first year at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
Principals TenurePrincipal1.1973Encik Abdul Shukor bin Abdullah2.1979Encik Mohd Ismail bin Othman3.1981Encik Ishak bin Khamis4.1989Haji Zakaria bin Haji Harun5.1995Haji Ismail bin Ahmad6.1999Haji Ali bin Ahmad7.2005Haji Rusdin bin Husin8.2011Encik Pesol bin Md Saad9.2017 Encik Harris Ganae bin Nainar10.2019Tuan Haji Mohd Ghazali bin Ahmad11.2020Puan Nadziroh binti Mohd Nadzim12.2023Puan Noraini binti Mohamad Isa13.2025Encik Ahmad Shahabudin Bin Ismail
Alumni Association The alumni association is ASSAK (Alumni Science Kedah). ASSAK was established by a former student and in recent years, the membership is automatically conferred upon graduation.Abdul Majid, A. (2011, January 24). ASSAK – Persatuan Alumni Sekolah Menegah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa [Web log post]. Retrieved June 10, 2017, from http://adiharriman.com/blog/assak-persatuan-alumni-sekolah-menegah-sains-sultan-mohamad-jiwa/
Notable alumni Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, 14th Menteri Besar of Kedah Saarani Mohamad, 13th Menteri Besar of Perak Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar, Member of Parliament for Kuala Kangsar, Perak
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