Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohd Sidek Hassan
PMN PSM SJMK SPMS SPCM SSAP SUMW DGSM PNBS DHMS DIMP
12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
3 September 2006 – 24 June 2012
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Najib Razak
Preceded bySamsudin Osman
Succeeded byAli Hamsa
5th President of International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
2 June 2008 – 1 June 2013
ChancellorAhmad Shah
Preceded bySanusi Junid
Succeeded byRais Yatim
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Sidek bin Hassan

(1951-06-24) 24 June 1951 (age 72)
Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Residence(s)Putrajaya, FT, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (B. Econ.)
Southern New Hampshire University (MBA)

Mohd Sidek bin Hassan (born 24 June 1951) is a Malaysian former civil servant, who served in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of the Malaysian Civil Service from 1974 to 2012, with the last six years as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.[1] Upon his retirement as Chief Secretary to the Government, he was appointed as the Chairman of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the national oil and gas corporation of Malaysia, a position he served from July 2012 to June 2018.[2]

Career

Sidek began his career on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He has extensive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) including postings at MITI offices in Tokyo, (Japan), Sydney, Australia and Washington, D.C. (United States of America). He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (Trade) on 19 January 2001 and as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on 24 October 2004. He was appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia on 3 September 2006.

Sidek served as President of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) between 2008 and 2013, and was the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) from 2012 to 2018.

Sidek is a former Board member of Top Glove Corporation Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and was Chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDEC) from 2016 to 2018. He was appointed as Chairman of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission for a 3-year term, effective 1 July 2020.

Sidek holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in Public Administration from University Malaya and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from New Hampshire College, United States of America (now Southern New Hampshire University).

He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and an Honorary Doctorate degree in International Business from IIUM.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ Mohd. Sidek Ketua Setiausaha Negara baru, Malaysiakini, August 31, 2006.
  2. ^ "PETRONAS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF ITS BOARD, CHANGES IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT - PETRONAS". petronas.com.my.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Chief Sec Sidek heads King's honours list". The Star. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Federal Territory Honours List". The Star. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Acting Kelantan Sultan honours list". The Star. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Perak honours for sportsmen". The Star. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "S'gor royalty heads list". The Star. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
Preceded bySamsudin Osman Chief Secretary to the Government 2006–2012 Succeeded byAli Hamsa
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