Board of Directors

YBHG. DATO SRI’ HAJI MOHAMMAD BIN MENTEK

Secretary General at the Ministry of Communications and Digital

YBhg. Dato Sri’ Haji Mohammad bin Mentek was appointed to the Board on 25 November 2020.

YBhg Dato Sri’ Haji Mohammad bin Mentek took office as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) on 4 November 2020. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Statistics from the University of Minnesota, USA, and has an accumulated 28 years of extensive experience in public administration.

He began his career as an Assistant Secretary for the Human Capital, Services and Training Division at the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications, and Post. He also served in the Finance Office of the Perak State Government. One of his accomplished milestones was being appointed as the first Director of the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Sabah branch. He served in this this role the longest from year 2000 to 2009.

He was given the responsibility to lead the Immigration Department in Sabah for three years, thus becoming the first Sabah native to be appointed at this position.

He made another landmark achievement when he was appointed as the first Director-General of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) in 2013. He also served as Senior Under-Secretary for the Human Resource Management Division for the Ministry of Education In 2014. YBhg Dato’ Seri Mohammad was later appointed as the Secretary General for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) in 2016, where he became the first Sabah native to be appointed to this position. He was later re-assigned, in similar capacity, to the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC).

YBRS. ABU BAKAR @ SALLEH BIN HJ. JAMBOL

Undersecretary For The International Division of the Ministry of Finance (MOF)

YBrs. Abu Bakar @ Salleh bin Hj. Jambol was appointed to the Board on November 1, 2021.

Abu Bakar @ Salleh bin Hj. Jambol started his career in 1995 as Administrative and Diplomatic Services officer, attached to the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (MoF).

Over the last 26 years, he remains working in MoF and serves in various offices/divisions, among others, the Sabah’s Federal Treasury Office, National Budget Office, National Strategy Unit, Strategic Financial Control & Corporate Division, and Remuneration Policy & Management Division.

He is currently the Undersecretary of International Division, MoF, a position that he held since July 2021.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration (UUM) and also Master’s Degree in Economics (UPM).

Apart from MDEC, Abu Bakar also sits in the boards of the Labuan Port Authority (LPA), Perak Housing and Property Development Authority (LPHP) and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC).

His main areas of expertise and interest are strategic policies, economics and international trade and relations. During his free time, Abu Bakar loves to engage in recreational activities and sports.

YBHG. PROF EMERITUS DATO’ DR HALIMAH BADIOZE ZAMAN FASc

Independent Non-Executive Director

She was appointed onto the Board of Directors of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) effective 5 April 2019.

Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Halimah Badioze Zaman is currently Holder of the Tan Sri Leo Moggie Distinguished Chair in Energy Informatics at the Institute of Informatics and Computing in Energy Informatics (IICE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). Prior to this she has served in various capacities and roles at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for 39 years, which includes being one of the Founders of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, founder of the ICT Niche at UKM and was the Founding Director of the first Centre of Excellence in Computer Science at UKM called Institute of Visual Informatics.

Over the years Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Halimah has gained tremendous recognition in field of Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology by not just amongst the academia but also government and industry, and has played a key role in various collaborations with the government and industry leaders, nationally and globally. It is through these collaborations that she’s able to receive multiple accolades for inventions and innovations at both the national and International levels. She has been honoured with the title of Professor Emeritus by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for her continuous contributions to research and intellectual knowledge that has benefitted government, industry and society both nationally and globally.

YBHG. DATU DR MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH BIN ZAIDEL

Independent Non-Executive Director

YBhg. Datu Dr Muhammad Abdullah bin Zaidel was appointed to the Board on August 6, 2020.

With his extensive experience from the finance sector and in business management, was able to accelerate Sarawak’s economy and take it to greater heights. He graduated from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) with a PhD in Finance and a Masters Degree for Business Management from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Since 2019, Dr. Muhammad Abdullah is an alumni of Harvard Business School, Harvard University.

Since 2008, Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Abdullah is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Economic and Business, UNIMAS. He also spent a fair bit of time in the corporate sector as well when he was a Senior Vice President at KAF Seagroatt & Campbell Securities Sdn. Bhd. and a Vice President at CIMB Securities Sdn. Bhd.

Presently, he is a board member for the National Wage Consultative Council, Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, Land Custody Development Authority and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd.