He has been with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), a Federal Government agency under the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia since 1992 tasked to promote foreign direct investments (FDI) into Malaysia.
He has experience from various divisions in MIDA covering Foreign Investment Promotion Division at the US/Canada Desk at headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, served abroad as the Deputy Director at MIDA overseas office in Tokyo, Japan and was also attached to the Strategic Planning Division at headquarters. He then was posted to Seoul, Republic of Korea as the Director of MIDA Seoul and also as the Counselor of Investment at the Malaysian Embassy in Seoul. After serving for more than three years in Rep. of Korea, he returned to HQ and was appointed as the Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Division at headquarters in Kuala Lumpur which manages MIDA overseas centers globally in attracting FDI to Malaysia.
He also served in the US as Consul Investment at the Consulate General of Malaysia, New York and also as the Director of MIDA New York from November 2019 until June 2023. Currently he is attached as the Director of the Green Technology Division at MIDA HQ from 1 August 2023. Among his tasks are as follows:
To implement promotional and expand networking activities to promote Malaysia as a green tech investment hub to both local and foreign based companies.
To evaluate green tech-based project applications from local and foreign based companies in Malaysia;
To contact and draw visit program to potential green tech companies/chambers/business related organizations/others
To assist and facilitate in providing information regarding green investment policies in Malaysia;
Working Experience Summary
1992 - Joined Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) (Building Materials, Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Division)
1999 - Industrial Promotion Division, MIDA Headquarters (HQ)
2001 - Foreign Investment Promotion Division, US/Canada Desk MIDA HQ
2002 - Deputy Director, MIDA Tokyo
2007 - Deputy Director, Strategic Planning Division MIDA HQ
2012 - Director MIDA Seoul / Counselor (Investment), Embassy of Malaysia, Seoul Rep. of Korea
2016 - Director, Foreign Investment Promotion Division, MIDA HQ
2019 - Director MIDA New York/Consul Investment, Consulate General Malaysia NY
2023 - Director Green Technology Division, MIDA HQ
