Mohd Sidek Hassan

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohd Sidek Hassan
12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
3 September 2006 – 24 June 2012
Preceded by Samsudin Osman
Succeeded by Ali Hamsa
5th President of International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
2 June 2008 – 1 June 2013
Chancellor Ahmad Shah of Pahang
Preceded by Sanusi Junid
Succeeded by Rais Yatim
Personal details
Born Mohamad Sidek bin Hassan
(1951-06-24) 24 June 1951
Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Residence Putrajaya, FT, Malaysia
Alma mater University of Malaya (B. Econ.)
Southern New Hampshire University (MBA)

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Hassan is the Chairman of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the national oil and gas corporation of Malaysia, a position he assumed in July 2012.[1]

Prior to joining PETRONAS, Tan Sri served in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of the Malaysian Civil Service for over 38 years, the last six as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.[2]

Career

Tan Sri Sidek began his career on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He has extensive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) including postings at MITI offices in Tokyo, (Japan), Sydney, Australia and Washington, D.C. (United States of America). He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (Trade) on 19 January 2001 and as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on 24 October 2004.

Tan Sri Sidek served as President of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) between 2008 and 2013, and is currently the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP).

Tan Sri Sidek was a former Board member of Top Glove Corporation Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and has been the Chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDEC) since 1 May 2016.

Tan Sri Sidek holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in Public Administration from University Malaya and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from New Hampshire College, United States of America (now Southern New Hampshire University).

He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and an Honorary Doctorate degree in International Business from IIUM.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ "PETRONAS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF ITS BOARD, CHANGES IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT - PETRONAS". petronas.com.my.
  2. ↑ Mohd. Sidek Ketua Setiausaha Negara baru, Malaysiakini, August 31, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
Preceded by
Samsudin Osman		 Chief Secretary to the Government
2006–2012		 Succeeded by
Ali Hamsa
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