He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) majoring in International Studies from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. He also has a postgraduate Diploma in Development Administration from the University of Birmingham.
Working Experience
Datuk Ismail Bin Awang Besar is currently the Chairman of Sabah Public Services Commission. He was appointed as Director on 6 June 1996 and as Chairman of Suria from 1 July 2001 until 20 May 2002. He was made the Managing Director of Suria from 14 September 2001 until 1 February 2004. He also sits on the Board of a subsidiary, SCHB Engineering Services Sdn Bhd. Once a senior management in the Sabah State's Civil Service under various appointments, he joined Sabah Development Bank Berhad in 1985 as Training Manager and moved his way up to Executive Director until he left in 1998. He was the Chairman of Saham Sabah Berhad, a state-sponsored unit trust management company until 2001.
Directorship of Public Companies
He also sits on the Boards of the Company's subsidiaries, namely Tricubes Suria Sdn. Bhd. and Suria Bumiria Sdn. Bhd. He is also a director of Warisan Harta Sabah Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. and Jesselton Tourism Centre Sdn. Bhd.
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