Datuk Dr. Halim has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Malaya in 1972, Masters in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1980 and a Doctorate in Information Transfer from Syracuse University, USA in 1988. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, USA in 2000.
Working Experience
Datuk Dr. Halim has held several positions in the Government sector, including Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Education. He served as Program Co-ordinator for the National Computer Training Center at INTAN, and as Director of the Information Technology Division of the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) in the Prime Minister's Department. He served as the Director of INTAN before becoming Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (formerly known as Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia) in 1999. He was appointed as Secretary General of the Ministry from November 2000.
Datuk Dr. Halim is currently a member of the Board Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee, Board Tender Committee TelCo, Board Re-listing of Celcom Committee and also a Board Member of a number of subsidiaries of Telekom Malaysia.
Directorship of Public Companies
1) Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2) Pos Malaysia Berhad.
Family Relationship
Datuk Dr. Halim is nominated by the Minister of Finance (Inc), the Special Shareholder of Telekom Malaysia. He has no family relationship with any Director or major shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....