DATO DR A. BAKAR BIN JAAFAR

Malaysia

Male

72

Non Active

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia, a Master of Environmental Science from Miami University, and a Doctorate in Marine Geography from the University of Hawaii@Manoa.

He has gained wide experience and expertise in both public and private sectors, after having served in the Malaysian Civil Service for over 22 years in various positions including as the Director-General of the Department of Environment from 1990 to 1995. Since his optional retirement in the public service in late 1995, he continues however to serve the Government of Malaysia as Elected-Member to the Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf, UN Headquarters, New York (1997-2002)(2002-2007)(2007-2012). He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, and an Adviser to the National Committee on Continental Shelf, Secretariat to National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia. In the private sector, he was Senior Controller, Engineering and Processing, Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad-cum-Managing Director, Guthrie Industries Sdn Bhd (1996); Managing Director, Alam Sekitar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (1997-2000); Group Technology Director, Peremba (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd-cum-Managing Director, Modulogic Sdn Bhd (2001-2003); and Director and Senior Principal Environmental Consultant, Enviro-LIFT Services Sdn Bhd, and Novaviro Technology Sdn Bhd (since 2004). He also sits on the Board of Directors of Land & General Bhd (since18 October 1999) and other private companies including Alam Flora Sdn Bhd (as Chairman), Aker Solutions Sdn Bhd, and HITTS Technologies Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director of a number of private companies relating to engineering, maritime and environment industries. For his past and on-going contributions toward the common goods and sustainable future, by advancing knowledge, expertise, and skills, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and the environment, he has been made Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (FIEM); Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (FASc); and Fellow of the Institute of Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Land & General Berhad