TH Hajj Department Senior General Manager : Haji Mohd Salleh Abdul Mubin

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Ketua Rombongan Haji Malaysia.Pengurus Besar Kanan (Haji) Tabung Haji.

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Chief Operating Officer : Datuk Syed Abdul Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar

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Under his tenure, Perodua has grown to become the country's number one car company in terms of sales since 2006, overtaking Proton Holdings Bhd


Datuk Syed Abdul Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar has been appointed to be the new COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Naza Kia to help boost the automotive business of the brand under the automotive giant. Naza Kia, the official distributor of Kia Motors vehicle in the country appointed Syed Hafiz recently who was formerly attached with Perodua (Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Nasioanl Sdn Bhd) where he was their Managing Director previously.

He said that as Kia has a very strong presence internationally which includes positive growth in Europe and the United States, he hopes to leverage of this strength and to translate them into equally positive results in the country. Kia is the second largest automotive company from South Korea. Syed Hafiz will be replacing Datuk Syed Hisham Syed Wazir, who has since moved on to take on the post of Chief Executive Officer and President of UMW Holdings Bhd which is involved in selling Toyota cars in Malaysia.

Attached with Perodua for 5 years, Syed Hafiz added that he will be working towards enhancing the image of the brand and marketing the products with value and making them desirable for its target market. During his time at the national car maker, he was instrumental (Perodua) which saw it becoming the best-selling brand in Malaysia. To date, the record is still intact. His achievements were recognized where he was subsequently awarded the ‘Automotive Man of the Year 2009’ during the NST/Maybank Car of the Year Awards.

He was attached with an NGO for 9 months after leaving Perodua where after visiting South Korea as the advisor to the Malaysian-Korean Chamber of Commerce decided that he still has much to offer in the industry. Apart from that, he also visited South Korea with Datuk Seri Mustapha Mohamed, the Minister of International Trade and Industry on a trade mission. He said that what he saw in South Korea has inspired him to want to contribute more to the automotive industry back home.

According to SM Nasaruddin SM Nasimuddin, the joint group executive chairman of Naza Group, they are confident that Datuk Syed Hafiz is the ideal candidate to continue the good work of Datuk Syed Hisham was he has a lot of experience and hand-on knowledge of the industry which would be beneficial to propel the brand to a higher level. .



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Chief Executive Officer : Dato' Seri Jamil Bidin

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Chief Executive Officer

Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), Malaysia

YBhg Dato' Seri Jamil Bidin, aged 51, is the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of Halal Industry Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (HDC).

He is a graduate in Accountancy and also holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the United Kingdom.

He started his career as an Accountant with Rothmans of Pall Mall (M) Berhad in 1984 and has over the years, acquired extensive experience in auditing, corporate finance and financial management in various positions in public listed companies such as C.I. Holding Berhad, Arab Malaysian Group and Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad. In year 2002, he was made the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Putera Capital Berhad, a main board public listed company with activities in manufacturing, construction, property development and engineering.

Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of HDC, he was the Corporate Advisor of KUB Malaysia Berhad; a main board conglomerate with business in information and communication technology, education and training, food beverage and events, energy, property development and construction.

With his vast experience and expertise, he was appointed by the Prime Minister of Malaysian on 16 August 2006 to lead HDC; a wholly owned company of Ministry of Finance which was established on 18th September 2006; to develop the halal industry with a mission of making Malaysia as the Global Halal Hub.

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