He obtained his Bachelor of Degree in Civil Engineering (Honours) from the University of Salford, United Kingdom. He then received his Master in Business Administration from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 1999.
Presently, he is the Deputy Chief Minister I of Penang. He started his career as Civil Engineer attached to the Public Works Department in 1982. He then joined Bertam Properties Sdn Berhad as Project Manager in 1993. In 1996, he was appointed as the Director for HLA Associates Sdn Bhd, an engineering consulting firm and subsequently as the Managing Director of Iljam Jurutera Sdn. Bhd. from 1998 to 2014. He is a member of Institution of Engineers Malaysia ("MIEM"), International Professional Engineer ("IntPE"), APEC Engineer and Professional Engineer as recognised by the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
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