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Axiata Group Berhad | Annual Report 2016
CORPORATE PROFILE
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TAN SRI GHAZZALI
SHEIKH ABDUL KHALID
Independent Non-Executive Director
DATUK AZZAT
KAMALUDIN
Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director
PROFILE OF DIRECTORS
Membership of Board Committees:
• Board Audit Committee
• Board Nomination Committee
• Board Remuneration Committee
Qualifications:
• Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, London, UK
• Degrees in Law and International Law, University of Cambridge, UK
Working Experience:
Azzat is a lawyer by profession and is a partner of the law firm of Azzat &
Izzat. Prior to being admitted as advocate and solicitor of the High Court
of Malaya in 1979, he served as an administrative and diplomatic officer
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia from 1970 to 1979. Between
1 March 1993 to 21 March 1999, he served as a member of the Securities
Commission.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Dialog Axiata PLC (Chairman)
Non-listed
• Celcom Resources Berhad
Others
Listed
• Boustead Holdings Berhad
• Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad
• KPJ Healthcare Berhad
Non-listed
• Malaysian Directors Academy
Membership of Board Committees:
• Board Nomination Committee (Chairman)
• Board Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
Qualifications:
• Degree in Economics, La Trobe University, Australia
Working Experience:
Ghazzali has made his career as a diplomat since 1971 and became the
Ambassador of Malaysia to USA in March 1999. Prior to his appointment to
Washington, D.C., he served as Deputy Secretary-General at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Over the years, his overseas appointments have
included postings to Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Thailand, UK, Zimbabwe
and the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York,
USA. His last position before his retirement in September 2010 was as
Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia to which he
was appointed in 2006.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Robi Axiata Limited (Chairman)
• Axiata Foundation (Chairman)
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
Age Nationality
Gender
Date of
Appointment
Length of
Service
Date of Last
Re-appointment
71 Malaysian
Male 24 March 2008
9 years
25 May 2016
Age Nationality
Gender
Date of
Appointment
Length of
Service
Date of Last
Re-appointment
71 Malaysian
Male 24 March 2008
9 years
25 May 2016