Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Haji Wan Abu Bakar Bin Haji Wan Omar (B)
Nationality
Malaysian
Age
65
Designation
Chairman
Directorate
Non Independent & Non Executive
Qualification
1) Secondary Education at Tengku Bariah Secondary School, Kuala Terengganu; 2) Was Commissioned in 1972 from the Royal Military College as a Second Lieutenant to the Royal Malay Regiment. (Subsequently he was invited to join the Intelligence Corps in 1979 with the rank of Major); 3) Tertiary Education: Psychological Operations (Fort Bragg, USA), Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Strategic Studies (Joint Services Staff College, Australia) and Security / Strategic Studies (UKM).
Working Experience
1) Presently, he is the Chairman of Seaweed (Southeast Asia Welfare and Education) Foundation, Chairman of Permai Hotel, Kuala Terengganu, a member of Implementation Coordination Committee - East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECER DC) - Terengganu and a Director of Terengganu Incorporated (T.I.) Sdn Bhd; 2) Holding various military appointments at the command and staff levels covering operations, intelligence and management; 3) In 1992, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and appointed as Deputy Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence until 1995; 4) In June 1995, he was Military Assistant to the Defence Minister and promoted to Colonel in January 1996; 5) In January 1998, he was further promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as Deputy Director General Defence Intelligence; 6) With the rank of Lieutenant General, he was the Director General of Defence Intelligence from 2001 to 2006 and Director General Task Force 2010 (Malaysia) from 2007 to 2009; 7) Collectively, he has served 39 years for the nation as a military officer before assuming the position as Chairman of Seaweed Foundation.
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