Gender Male
Age 52
Nationality Malaysian
Appointed on 20 November 2020
Date of last re-election 12 June 2023
Board Committee(s)
• Chairman of Nominating and Remuneration Committee
• Chairman of Sustainability Committee
• Member of Audit Committee
• Member of Board Risk and Investment Committee
Details of any interest in the securities of Pharmaniaga Berhad
None
Directorship in other public listed companies
None
Directorship in public companies
None
Any family relationship with Director and/or major shareholder of Pharmaniaga Berhad or any companies that have entered into any transactions with Pharmaniaga Berhad or its subsidiaries
None
List of convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any
None
Board Meetings financial year 22/22
Board Skills and Experience Matrix
Legal & Law
Human Resources
Working Experience and Occupations
Dr. Abdul Razak Ahmad is the Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, a political development think tank in Kuala Lumpur.
He is currently appointed as Chairman of Education Malaysia Global Services and a member of the Board of Directors at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). He is also a member of the Consultative Council on Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He previously served as Special Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Johor and a consultant to the special consultancy team on globalisation at the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) of the Prime Minister’s Department.
Dr. Abdul Razak was also a faculty member at the National Defence University of Malaysia, teaching international security, international law and global affairs. He is an Adjunct Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia at present.
On the international front, Dr. Abdul Razak has served as a consultant and policy advisor in international development projects in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia, Palestine, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. He also used to serve as the resource person for the European Union and the World Bank on human development and human security-related issues.
He is a qualified legal counsel and received his PhD in Law and International Security from the University of Leeds, UK. He did his fellowship at East West Centre (University of Hawaii) and was a visiting researcher at Colombia University. He also attended leadership executive programmes at Said Business School (Oxford University) and Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University).
On 22 February 2023, Dr. Abdul Razak was redesignated as Senior Independent Non- Executive Director of Pharmaniaga.
Qualification(s)
• Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Law (International Security), University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Masters in LLM (International Trade Law), University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia