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Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 37

Y.A.M. Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz was appointed to the Board of the Company on 5 July 2013. Y.A.M. Tunku Zain holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and a Master of Science in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom (“UK”). Y.A.M. Tunku Zain is a Trustee of Yayasan Munarah, Yayasan Chow Kit, Genovasi Foundation and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. Read Less

He is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs Berhad, Kuala Lumpur. He is also a columnist and writes for the Star, Borneo Post and Sin Chew Daily.

Y.A.M. Tunku Zain served as a research fellow in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Prior to that, he was a political researcher at KRA Group, Kuala Lumpur and was a consultant at the World Bank, Washington DC, United States of America (“USA”).

Y.A.M. Tunku Zain is also a director or advisor of several educational organisations, patron of several cultural initiatives, and a committee member of several associations including the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director in Allianz Malaysia Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Securities. He also serves as Director in a subsidiary of Allianz Malaysia Berhad. He is a Director of IDEAS Policy Research Berhad and Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs Berhad.

He does not have family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.