23-Sep-2005

APPOINTMENT

Director

Independent & Non Executive

57

Malaysian

Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree from University of Malaya, Malaysia; and
Master Degree in Business Management from Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines

Datuk Alias has had a long and remarkable career with the Government which began soon after his graduation from the University of Malaya in 1970. He begun as an Administration Trainee Officer in the Statistics Department. He subsequently joined the Prime Minister's Department as Administration Development Officer. Whilst still with the department, he completed his Master in Business Management course and assumed the position of Head of Department (Consultancy) at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) in 1975.

During the next 20 years with the Government, he rose and held various senior positions in several Ministries and Department. Amongst them being, Deputy Director of Training (Operations) in the Public Services Department, under Secretary (Establishment and Services) in the Ministry of Works and Director of Industrial Development Division in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He moved back to the Prime Minister's Department in 1990 as Cabinet Under Secretary. In June 2000, he was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, a post he held until his retirement in March 2004.

Pos Malaysia & Services Holdings Berhad
Integrated Rubber Corporation Berhad
FIMA Corporation Berhad
Mentakab Rubber Company Berhad

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