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Our People
Founders
Chairman & Founder
YB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Bin Haji Mohd Yassin
YB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Bin Haji Mohd Yassin has served as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021. He is a man of vast experience and has served three different governments in the modern Malaysian political era.
Founder
YABHG. TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad served as the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia. His first term was from 1981 to 2003 and his second was between 2018 to 2020. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is one of the most respected political figures in Malaysia.
Board of Trustees
Trustee
YB SENATOR DATUK DR. MOHD. RADZI MD. JIDIN
YB Datuk Dr. Mohd. Radzi holds a Ph.D. specialising in Auditing from the Australian National University, a Master in Business Administration from Universiti Utara Malaysia and a Bachelor of Commerce from the La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He has dedicated time in the academic fields as a lecturer in Economics, Accounting, and Auditing.
Trustee
TAN SRI DATO’ SERI DR. SULAIMAN MAHBOB
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Sulaiman was a prominent career public servant and his last designation was the Director-General of the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department (2006 – 2009). He also served in the Ministry of Finance (Economics and Budget Divisions) and the Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs.
Trustee
DATUK SERI HAJI MOHD NARDIN BIN HAJI AWANG
Datuk Seri Haji Mohd. Nardin received his education in Accounting from Institut Teknologi Mara in 1984. He started his career in Nadi Holdings as an Admin Executive moving on to Sky Courier International and Pro-Active Solutions Sdn. Bhd. as a Commercial and Operation Manager.
Trustee
DATUK DR. MARZUKI MOHAMAD
Datuk Dr. Marzuki Mohamad holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Master from the National University of Malaysia, and an LL.B with Honors from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His decorative career is in the academic and governmental arenas holding positions as Special Tasks Officer to the Minister of Home Affairs, Head of the Department of Political Science from IIUM, and Political Secretary to the Minister of Education.
Trustee
MOHD HASHRIZAL ZAINOL HARIS
Mohd Hashrizal is the Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer of Aexis Group of Companies with an interest in information technology and agriculture industries. Equipped with sound technical and commercial skills acquired throughout the years and practiced across a wide range of demanding roles in various fields (namely healthcare, telecommunication, public safety, education & agriculture) with more than 19 years of experience.
Honorary Fellows
Fellows
Associate Members
Our Team
Chief Executive Officer
AZRIL MOHD AMIN
Azril Mohd Amin has more than 18 years of extensive experience as a legal practitioner and leader of non-governmental organizations, and engagement with leading research institutions in regional and international settings.
Head Strategic Communications Division
MARHAINI KAMARUDDIN
A seasoned writer with more than 25 years of experience in journalism, Puan Marhaini was appointed as Press Secretary to the 8th Prime Minister in May, 2020.
Senior Manager Strategic Communications Division
HAMIDAH ATAN
Appointed as Special Officer to the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Yassin, in June, 2020, Puan Hamidah who has more than 30 years of experience in journalism, was tasked with specializing in policy and strategic writings, especially for English publications and media.
Senior Manager Strategic Communications Division
ROZAMAN ISMAIL
Appointed as Special Officer to the 8th Prime Minister, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin Yassin in June last year. In his capacity as Special Officer to the Prime Minister, he was directly involved in the planning and management of communication strategies and media plans, with stakeholders from within and outside the country.
Programme Manager
LILI FARIZA ARIFFIN
Ms. Lili holds a Bachelor of Science and Technology Studies in Policy and Management and a Master of Science, Technology and Sustainability from the University of Malaya.
Research Analyst
KHAIRUL SYAKIRIN ZULKIFLI
Encik Syakirin holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Political Science) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). He went on to complete his Master’s degree in Humanities with a specialization in Political Science in 2017.
Research Analyst
MOHD NOOR MUSA
Mohd Noor holds a master’s degree of science (MSc) in science, technology and sustainability from the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia.
Research Analyst
SIM WHY JEAN
Sim Why Jean (or fondly known as Sebastian) is a law graduate from the University of London external programme.
Research Analyst
MOHAMMAD ZULHAFIY ZOL BAHARI
Zulhafiy recently graduated with a Bachelor of Administrative Science (Hons.) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Programme Executive
AYOB HASSAN
Ayob graduated with a Bachelor of Communication (Hons) from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and has eleven (11) years of experience in programmes media management. He served at the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) in the Program and Training Unit (UPL) and was responsible in the management of international conferences, national seminars, expert discussions, roundtable discussions, workshops, forums and other related programmes.
Executive Strategic Communications Division
NURUL HAZIRAH KAMARUDDIN
Hazirah recently graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) (Majoring in Industrial and International Economy) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Research Analyst
MARYAM HUSNA MAZNORZUHAIRI
Maryam served as an International Mobility Advisor at Shell Business Operations and was sent as a representative to visit Shell’s joint venture partner in Sakhalin, Russia. Her experience also includes a stint as a junior producer at the BFM 89.9 Business Radio Station where she produces content on the latest current affairs domestically and internationally in areas of business, economic and politics.
Support Staff
MOHD ARIF KAMARUDDIN
Arif has almost 10 years of experience in supporting office administration and management.
Support Staff
ZAINAL IZZUDDIN ZAINAL RAHIM
Zainal has over 20 years of experience as an administrative and logistics support staff in several companies.
Assistant Data Management (Temp)
MUHAMMAD AINUL HAKIM NORAZMI
AINUL HAKIM graduated with a Bachelor of Technology Management with Honors from Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Italy Design Institute (UniKL MIDI).
Research Analyst (Temp)
ADRIANA ASMAA’ MOHD EZANEE
Adriana Asmaa’ graduated in BSc (Hons) Economics from the University of Nottingham Malaysia in 2021.
Research Analyst (Intern)
Abdul Mannan Mohd Zamri
Mannan Zamri is an undergraduate at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), majoring in Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) International Studies. He is currently undergoing a two-and-a-half months’ internship program at Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA).
Research Analyst (Intern)
Bryan Sim Chee Hann
Bryan Sim is a final-year LLB student at the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He is currently undergoing an internship at Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA) under the research division, focusing on politics.
Prior to joining MASA, he had undergone legal internships at legal firms. He is deeply interested in government blueprints which aim at economic sustainability such as the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 in which he hopes to contribute further towards its development and success.