DATUK DR. MOHD YAAKUB BIN HJ. JOHARI

Malaysia

Male

64

Non Active

He joined the Board of Suria on 24 August 1996 as a Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director. He is the President/Chief Executive of Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA). He also the Board member of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Warisan Harta Sabah Sdn Bhd, Institute for Development Studies, Sabah (IDS) and Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd.
In 1983, he joined the Sabah State Civil Service as Assistant Director (Research and Consultancy) with Sabah Institute of Administrations and Research of the Sabah Chief Minister's Department. A year later, he was made the Principal Assistant Director (Management Development). In 1985, he joined the Institute for Development Studies, Sabah (IDS) as Associate Director (Social Affairs) and later as Deputy Chief Executive/Senior Research Fellow in 1991. In 1994, he served as the Executive Director/Chief Executive of the Institute until February 2009, before joining SEDIA.