DATO HAJJAH ROSNANI BINTI IBARAHIM

Malaysia

Female

68

Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Hons, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

She held the post of the Director-General of the Department of Environment Malaysia from year 1998 to 2011 and fully retired on 21 October 2011. She joined the Department of Environment in 1977 immediately after graduation and worked in different sections of the Department in gaining extensive experience in various environmental management programmes implemented by the Department. She was one of the pioneer of the Department of Environment to set up the country's programme on managing toxic and hazardous wastes. She has been extensively involved in the development of Malaysia's policy, strategy and programmes on pollution control and monitoring/surveillance programmes including for air, noise, water and marine pollution. She has on many occasions represented Malaysia in the regional/international forum/meetings pertaining to environmental management issues. She was recently given recognition by an international NGO knowns as the Asia Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network ("AECEN") by awarding her the AECEN Award for Excellance for Environmental Governance in Malaysia and Asia for the year 2011.