Zarinah Anwar appointed UM's first female board chairperson

 

Universiti Malaya (UM) has appointed Zarinah Anwar as its board chairperson for three years effective Dec 13, 2021.

The letter of appointment was issued by the Higher Education Ministry last Dec 10 in accordance with Section 17 (1) (a) of the University of Malaya Constitution (Chairman), a statement today said.

A UM law alumnus, Zarinah (above) is also a prominent corporate figure and has held several important positions such as Petronas independent non-executive director, chairperson of Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd and member of the board of directors of Permodalan Nasional Bhd.

She was chairperson of the Securities Commission Malaysia and deputy chairperson of Shell Malaysia.

She is presently a member of the board of trustees of the Razak School of Government, Yayasan Hasanah and Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.

“At the international level she is an Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK and a member of the board of advisors of the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, UAE,” the statement added.

She is pro-chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Mara and sits on the council of academic advisers of Universiti Teknologi Petronas and the National Women’s Advisory and Consultative Council.

“We hope Zarinah’s appointment as UM board chairperson will help the university make a global impact,” said UM vice-chancellor Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor on the first woman to be at the helm of Malaysia's oldest varsity.

- Bernama