DATUK WIRA JALILAH BINTI BABA

Malaysia

Female

70

Non Active

Bachelor of Arts (Econ) Hons from University of Malaya

Datuk Wira Jalilah binti Baba ("Datuk Jalilah") began her career as an Economist with Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), under Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) in 1976. Datuk Jalilah served in several key positions at MIDA, including Overseas Director based in Europe and Director General & Chief Executive Officer between 2008 to 2011. With over 30 years experience in MIDA, she has led numerous international business negotiations for Malaysia and introduced numerous prudent action plans and policies that helped position the country as a premier foreign investment destination. At present, Datuk Jalilah is the Non- Independent and Non-Executive Chairman of PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd.
In 2015, Datuk Jalilah was appointed as the first female President of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MICCI). She is currently an advisor and council member for SME Association Malaysia which has over 10,000 member companies.
She is a regular speaker at international forums, conferences and business platforms. She is also a frequent speaker at seminars and knowledge sharing sessions covering corporate risk and governance practices for Malaysian Directors Academy (MINDA) and Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG).
She is passionate about developing skills for women in business and young entrepreneurs and is an active speaker at workshops run by the Ministry of Women Development of Malaysia and Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI).

1) RHB Capital Berhad 2) Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad 3) KOMARKCorp Berhad