Dato' Azian Bin Osman (Chairman)

Dato’ Azian Bin Osman, a lawyer by training, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law in 1984 from the University of Malaya. He then began his career as an advocate and solicitor from 1986 until 2005 with vast expertise in various legal fields including a stint as a member of the Malaysian Bar’s disciplinary committee before venturing into the corporate world in an impressive array of valuable tenures.

Prior to joining the Energy Commission, he served as the chairman of the National Housing Development Company also known as Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) from 2006 to 2010 before leading GIATMARA Malaysia as well as the Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd. Previously, he also spent four years as a member of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) and more recently as a member of the trust board for TEKUN Nasional.

He also served as a board of director for esteemed government agencies and corporations including Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Negeri Perak (2003-2008), Perak Corporation Berhad (2003-2009), Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (2003-2006) and Opus International Group plc. (2003-2006).

Dato’ Azian Bin Osman was appointed as the Chairman of the Energy Commission on 8 May 2020.

Puan Noor Afifah Binti Abdul Razak

Puan Noor Afifah Binti Abdul Razak graduated from the Universite de Picardie, Amiens, France with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemistry in 1992 and 1993 respectively. She also received a Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) in 1995.

Puan Noor Afifah Binti Abdul Razak served as the Assistant Director for various Government offices including the Implementation Coordination Unit, under the Prime Minister’s Department from 1997 to 2003. She was then appointed as the Principal Assistant Secretary for the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia from 2003 until 2010, under the Energy Division. She was the Senior Undersecretary for the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water before she was appointed as the Deputy-Secretary General for the Energy Sector, under the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change in November 2018.

Puan Noor Afifah Binti Abdul Razak was appointed as a Member of the Energy Commission on 3 December 2018.

Puan Anis Rizana Binti Mohd Zainudin @ Mohd Zainuddin

Puan Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin @ Mohd Zainuddin graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Master of Business Administration (Finance). She graduated from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, United States of America (USA) for her Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) in 1991. She obtained her Diploma in Public Administration from IINTAN, Bukit Kiara in 1995 and Diploma in Investment Analysis from MARA Institute of Technology in 1990. She has also attended the Advanced Leadership Management Programme at INTAN Bukit Kiara in 2010, Advanced Leadership Development Programme at Razak School of Government in 2011 and Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Boston, USA in 2011.

Puan Anis Rizana started her career in early 1993 serving the private sector in the stockbroking firms and manufacturing industry before joining the public sector in 1994. She was appointed as the Senior Private Secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1999. She was serving as the Principal Assistant Secretary for few divisions under the Ministry of Finance such as the Finance Division; MOF (Inc.), Privatisation and Coordination Division; Loan Management and Finance Policy Division; Economics and International Division and Budget Management Division. In 2008, she was appointed as the Deputy Under Secretary at the Investment, MOF (Inc.) and Privatization Division and subsequently after her two year stint at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad as the General Manager, Corporate Planning under the Cross Fertilization Programme (Khazanah Nasional Berhad/Public Service Department), served as the Head of Economic Stimulus Secretariat Unit, Ministry of Finance. In 2012, she was appointed as the Deputy Under Secretary, Remuneration Policy, Public Money, and Management Services Division. Before that in 2009, she was also appointed as a Special Function Officer to the Chief Secretary of the Government under the Prime Minister’s Department.

Under the Integrity and Governance Division (NKRA Against Corruption) in 2014, Puan Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin @ Mohd Zainuddin served as the Director for the division for a year before she moved to be the Senior Research Fellow, later assume the responsibility as the Head Of Cluster for Development and Policy Research at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) Bukit Kiara. Subsequently in 2018, she was appointed as the Head of Cluster for the Economics and Public Finance Cluster in INTAN. She was later on promoted as the Deputy Secretary General (Operations) for the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in 2019 before she is now appointed as the Deputy Secretary General (Investment) under the Ministry of Finance.

She received the Golden Key National Honor Society Award from Western Michigan University in 1992 for her excellent academic achievements. She was also the top scorer for JUSA Advanced Leadership Management Programme in 2010 at INTAN Bukit Kiara. In 2019, she was awarded the Iron Lady Award by Road Safety Marshal Club for her efforts and contributions in empowering women, society and humanity.

Puan Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin @ Mohd Zainuddin was appointed as a Member of the Energy Commission on 5 December 2020.

Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein Bin Mydin

Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein bin Mydin graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2012 with Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Construction Technology and Management, after pursuing  his Master of Science in Project Management at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2002. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein has also obtained a  Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1998.

Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein bin Mydin started his career in 1998 and has more than 20 years of professional experiences having worked for engineering consultancies companies. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein served as the Design Engineer and then appointed as the Professional Director, starting 2001. In 2013, Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein was appointed as the Deputy Chairman for Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang (PERDA) until 2018. Prior to joining the Energy Commission, he was the Board of Director for Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), and respectively the Commissioner for Suruhanjaya Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (MAVCOM).

Throughout his career, Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein has contributed to the development of few articles and journals, such as Buildability Attributes at Design Stage in Malaysian Building Construction, for International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology, and Buildability Problems in Malaysian Building Construction, for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference.

Dato’ Ir. Dr. Shaik Hussein Bin Mydin was appointed as a Member of the Energy Commission on 14 May 2020.

Dato’ Ahmad Nazim Bin Abd Rahman

Dato’ Ahmad Nazim studied economics and public policy at Sciences Po in Paris and was a J William Fulbright Fellow at Georgetown University, Washington DC, where he obtained his master’s in Public Law. He read law for his first degree at International Islamic University Malaysia.

He is currently the Managing Director for Southeast Asia at Allied Investment Partners PJSC, an investment firm in Singapore, where he is responsible for expanding the firm’s investment and corporate finance advisory portfolio across the region. He has been engaged to advise government and corporate entities on policy initiatives and various aspects of fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining the firm, Dato' Ahmad Nazim had a five-year stint as Chief Executive of Pelaburan MARA Berhad. In his role, he oversaw the investment and fund management business and spearheaded the formation and development of an Islamic financing subsidiary in partnership with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank. Having served at the intersection of private and public sectors, he was involved in the formulation of economic programmes under Eleventh Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) and the execution of various socio-economic policies.

Dato' Ahmad Nazim has served on the Boards of financial institutions, government agencies and listed corporations. Other than the Energy Commission, he is currently a Member of the Boards for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), Omesti Berhad, Regulus Advisors Pte Ltd and Future Capital Advisory Pte Ltd, both of which are fund management and advisory firms in Singapore. He previously sat on the Boards of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (M) Berhad and UDA Holdings Berhad.

A keen participant in public and international affairs, he heads the secretariat for Asia Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, a Paris-based NGO, and was an International Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a policy think-tank in Washington DC. He writes for Malaysian financial dailies and weekly magazines such as The Edge, Malaysian Reserve and Awani Review on various economic and policy issues.

Dato’ Ahmad Nazim Bin Abd Rahman was appointed as a Member of Energy Commission on 14 May 2020.

Datuk Adnan bin Seman @ Abdullah

Datuk Adnan bin Seman @ Abdullah graduated from Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia with Bachelors of Law (LLB) with Honors in 2000 before being called to the Malaysian Bar in February 2002. He also obtained Masters of Management from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak in 2012.

Datuk Adnan served as the Legal Assistant at Messrs. Hisham Sobri & Kadir from 2002 to 2004. In July 2004, he established his own firm named Messrs. Adnan Seman & Associates which was then merged with two other firms in 2005 until June 2009. Adnan then demerged and changed the name of his firm to Messrs. Adnan Sharida & Associates, and to date, he is still a practicing Advocates and Solicitors.

Datuk Adnan’s area of practice is Civil Litigation with a broad 18 years of experience in representing clients in Court including celebrities, minister or former ministers where he specializes in handling defamation cases, construction and contractual disputes and other general litigation matters. Adnan had also represented private companies in International Arbitration proceedings and numerous Court cases were reported in law journals and reported in the news.

As a former Exco of Muslim Lawyers Association, he had participated in continuing education and community services where he regularly appears in various television interviews, online portal news and written newspapers on politics and legal issues.

Datuk Adnan Bin Seman @ Abdullah was appointed as a Member of the Energy Commission on 14 May 2020.

Puan Zaeidah Mohamed Esa

Puan Zaeidah Mohamed Esa graduated from the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) with Masters in Business Administration in 2006. She had a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Business in 1994 and 1995 respectively from the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. She also received a Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) in 1999.

Puan Zaeidah Mohamed Esa served as the Assistant Director for various Government offices including the Pahang State Government units such as Economy Planning Unit and the Finance and Treasury Unit. In 2013, she was appointed as the Director for the Security Division under the Prime Minister’s Department. She was the Director for Integrity and Governance Division in 2015, before she was appointed as the Director for the Energy Sector, for the Economy Planning Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department since January 2021.

She received the Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang respectively in 2003 and 2007, for her excellent achievements. In 2006, she was awarded the Darjah Kebsesaran Negeri Pahang, Ahli Mangku Pahang, and Darjah Kebesaran Persekutuan, Johan Setia Mahkota in 2017.

Puan Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin @ Mohd Zainuddin was appointed as a Member of the Energy Commission on 1 March 2021.

Encik Abdul Razib Bin Dawood (Chief Executive Officer)

Encik Abdul Razib Bin Dawood graduated with a BTEC National Diploma in Engineering in 1991 from the Coventry Technical College followed by an Electrical Engineering Degree from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom in 1994. He was then awarded his Master of Science in Power Electronic Engineering from the University of Manitoba in Canada in 1996.

Encik Abdul Razib Bin Dawood started his early career with Tenaga Nasional Berhad Engineers Sdn. Bhd., and has more than 20 years of professional experience, having worked for both Malaysian and Australian national power utilities, independent power producers, TNSP and as a consultant for renewable energy. During his career highlights, he had held many roles such as a construction engineer, project manager, technical advisor, systems planning engineer and a power system study specialist.

From October 2012 to August 2017, he was the Head of Electricity Market Operations with the Energy Commission before assigned by the Prime Minister’s Department to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysia Nuclear Power Corporation from 2017 to 2018. On 9 April 2018, Encik Abdul Razib Bin Dawood was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Energy Commission. On 2 April 2019, he was appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer responsible for the overall administration and management of the functions of the Energy Commission.

Encik Abdul Razib Bin Dawood was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission effective 1 August 2019.