MNRB Retakaful - Board of Director

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Encik Sharkawi bin Alis
Chairman

Encik Sharkawi bin Alis, aged 61. Malaysian. Non-Independent Non-Executive Director since 24 December, 2007.

He is a Barrister-at-Law from Middle Temple, London where he was called in 1971. He served in the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service in various

capacities for 11 years before he was appointed as the Group Legal Adviser of Malaysia Mining Corporation Berhad. In January 1997, he joined the Securities Commission, Malaysia as Director of Market Supervision Division and subsequently as Director of Corporate Resources Division till March 2003. Also Chairmain of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad, Takaful Ikhlas Sdn. Bhd., Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd., Malaysian Re (Dubai) Ltd., and Pulai Springs Resort Berhad, Director of MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad, MIDF Property Berhad, Motordata Research Consortium Sdn. Bhd and 1 other private limited company.

Encik Ismail Mahbob
President & CEO

Ismail Mahbob, joined MNRB Retakaful Berhad on 15 May, 2007 as the President & Chief Executive Officer. Member of the Investment Committee. Ismail started his career in the insurance industry in 1977 as an Accounts Executive with a broker. He then joined Progressive Insurance Sdn. Bhd. and served the company from 1979 to 1988. He then moved to American Malaysian Insurance as the Assistant. General Manager overseeing the branch operations. In 1990, Ismail left to join Malene Insurance Brokers as

a Senior Broker where he headed the Non-Energy Section for six years before he joined Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd., in 1997 as a Senior Vice President. In Labuan Re, Ismail was entrusted with developing new markets for the Company covering countries in the Indian Sub-Continent, the African Continent and the Middle East inclusive of Turkey. He also headed the Retakaful Division of Labuan Re and overseeing the company’s business participation in the Lloyd's syndicates.

Y.Bhg.Dato' Syed Ariff Fadzillah bin Syed Awalluddin
Board Members

Y.Bhg. Dato’ Syed Ariff Fadzillah bin Syed Awalludin, aged 64. Malaysian. Independent Non-Executive Director since 6 August, 2007. Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee, and the Risk Management.

Graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then obtained a Diploma in International Relations from University of Oslo, Diploma in Development Administration from London School of Economics and Masters Degree in International Relations from University of New York. He was appointed as the Ambassador to Fiji in 1988, Republic of Korea then Thailand until his retirement from Government Service in 2001. Also a Director of MNRB Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad and another public listed company namely, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd., and one private limited company.

Y.Bhg.Datuk Haji Mohd Khalil bin Dato' Haji Mohd Noor
Board Members

Y.Bhg. Datuk Haji Mohd Khalil bin Dato’ Haji Mohd Noor, aged 67. Malaysian. Non-Independent Non Executive Director since 21 March, 2008. Chairman of the Investment Committee and member of the Risk Management Committee.

Graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts degree and then obtained a Diploma in Commercial Policy from GATT Training Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the former Auditor-General of Malaysia from 1994 to 2000. Also the former Secretary of the Foreign Investment Committee, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Secretary General of the Ministry of Works. Currently the Chairman of TIME Engineering Berhad, Director of IOI Corporation Berhad, Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, MNRB Retakaful Berhad and 2 other private limited companies.

Tuan Haji Megat Dziauddin bin Megat Mahmud
Board Members

Tuan Haji Megat Dziauddin bin Megat Mahmud, aged 62. Malaysian. Independent Non-Executive Director since 6 August, 2007. Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Also member of the Nomination Committee and the Investment Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Econs.) (Hons.) degree from the Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland as well as a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He had served Golden Hope Plantations Berhad as Group Director, Finance, Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank, first as General Manager – Operations and later as General Manager and the Accountant. Also a Director of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad, Pernec Corporation Bhd., Alliance Financial Group Bhd. (formerly known as Malaysian Plantations Berhad), Alliance Bank Berhad, Alliance Investment Bank Berhad, Alliance Investment Management Berhad and several private limited companies.

Encik Yahaya Besah
Board Members

Yahaya Besah, aged 57. Independent Non-Executive Director since 4 July 2008. Graduated from the University Science of Malaysia with a Bachelors Degree in Social Science. He was a director at the Office of the Director General of Insurance, Federal Treasury from 1975 to 1988.

Joined Bank Negara Malaysia in 1988 and had served in various insurance related departments throughout his length of service. He was the former Director in the Insurance Supervision Division from 1995 until 1998 and also Director Internal Audit of Bank Negara Malaysia from 1998 until 2005. His last position in Bank Negara Malaysia was Director Special Projects (Deposit Insurance) before he retired in 2006.

Dr. Syed Musa Syed Jaafar Alhabshi
Board Members

Dr. Syed Musa Syed Jaafar Alhabshi, aged 48. Independent Non-Executive Director since 23 July, 2008. Obtained a Diploma in Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore in 1984, a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the International Islamic University in 1989 and a Doctorate in Business Administration majoring in Accounting and Finance from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom in 1994.

He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand, Singapore, as an Audit assistant in 1984. From 1989 until 1994 he joined International Islamic University, Malaysia as an Assistant Lecturer and continued his profession as an academician and held various positions in various departments. From 2001 until 2006 he joined University Tun Abdul Razak as Head, Centre for Graduate Studies, Associate Professor and Dean in the Faculty of Business Administration. In 2006 he joined Amanie Business Solutions Sdn Bhd and is currently the Principal Consultant of the company.