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DATO' ABDUL LATIF BIN ABDULLAH
Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director, appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10 of the CMSA
Date of Appointment: 1 April 2004
Dato' Abdul Latif bin Abdullah, aged 58, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Malaya in 1975, a Master of Science (Marine Law & Policy) from the University of Wales, Institute of Science & Technology, UK in 1981. He attended the Senior Management Development Programme of Harvard Business School in 1992. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (UK).
Dato' Abdul Latif started his career in 1975 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Attachment Officer of West Asian Desk. He then joined Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) as a Management Trainee and subsequently promoted to Assistant Manager, Liner Division. From 1982 to 1992, he was with Perbadanan Nasional Shipping Line Berhad (PNSL) and was instrumental in the formation and heading a number of subsidiaries and joint venture companies within the PNSL Group. He was the General Manager, Business and Corporate Division before opting to join Mitsui OSK Lines (M) Sdn Bhd in 1990 as a founder Director and remains as the Chairman after his retirement in 2005. He was the Chairman of International Shipowners' Association of Malaysia from 1998 to 2008 and former Vice-Chairman of Malaysian Shipowners' Association.
Presently, he is the Executive Chairman of Realmild (M) Sdn Bhd, Chairman of Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn Bhd, Chairman of Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd, Chairman of Penang Port Sdn Bhd since January 2004, as well as Chairman of Amanah Raya Asian Finance Islamic Marine Fund, a joint venture between Amanah Raya Investment Bank and Asia Finance Bank since October 2007. He is also currently the Chairman of Efficient E-Solutions Berhad, Chairman of Tamco Corporate Holdings Berhad, and Deputy Chairman of Ekowood International Berhad. He also sits on board of several other private limited companies in Malaysia. |
