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Annual Report 2015
Directors’ Profile
(Cont’d)
Datuk Dr. Aziz Jamaludin bin Hj Mhd Tahir
60 years of age, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director, member of the Nomination Committee
Datuk Dr. Aziz Jamaludin bin Hj Mhd Tahir joined the Board on 27 June 2011. He graduated from Deoband
University, India in 1979 with a degree in Islamic Studies and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Syariah
Law from the Al Azhar University, Egypt, in 1983. He subsequently obtained a PhD from Universitas Islam
Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim, Riau, Indonesia, in 2012.
He began his career in 1984 as a Federal Court Judge in the Syariah Court. In 1987, he joined the Prime
Minister’s Department as an Administration and DiplomaticOfficer. During his period, hewas theConsulate
of the Malaysian Embassy in Saudi Arabia from 1991 to 1995 and Confidential Secretary to the Education
Minister from 1995 to 1998. From 1999 to 2008, he has been appointed as a member of the Censorship
Board of the Home Ministry of Malaysia.
In 2008, he represented UMNO as a candidate for the national election for the Parliamentary seat for
Titiwangsa district. In the same year, he was appointed the post of Treasurer for The Scouts Association
of Malaysia. Subsequently in 2009, he was appointed as the Chairman of Koperasi JASA (“KOJASA”), a
government-linked body involved in the provision of credit loan management services for the public. In
2010, he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of The Scouts Associations of Malaysia.
He is a director of Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd, the promoter and substantial shareholder of the Company
and also director for several private limited companies.
Cik Safia Zuleira binti Abu Hanifah
28 years of age, Malaysian
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Cik Safia Zuleira binti Abu Hanifah joined the Board on 30 May 2014. She graduated from LaSalle College
of the Arts, Singapore in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree. She has also obtained a Diploma
in Business in 2007 from Monash College, Melbourne, Australia.
She joined Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd, a substantial shareholder of the Company, from 2008 to 2009
as Senior Executive in the Finance Department before pursuing her further studies in Singapore. Upon
graduation in 2012, she assumed the position of Executive Director in Sarana Kencana Sdn Bhd, which is
the holding company of Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd.
She sits on the Board of several subsidiary companies of the Group. She also holds directorships in several
private limited companies.
