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We draw on the experience and capabilities of our Senior Management Team,
which is collectively responsible for implementing and delivering our strategies.

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir

Managing Director

Datuk Hisham Hamdan

Chief Investment Officer

Faridah Bakar Ali

Chief Financial Officer

Dato' Mohamed Nasri Sallehuddin

Executive Director
General Counsel, Company Secretary
and Head, Corporate & Support Services

Datuk Amran Hafiz Affifudin

Executive Director
Head, Malaysian Investments

Bryan Lim

Executive Director
Head, Dana Impak and
Head, Healthcare

Geoff Lee

Executive Director
Head, Private Markets and
Head, Technology

Wong Shu Hsien

Executive Director
Head, Transport & Tourism

Selvendran Katheerayson

Executive Director
Head, Real Assets & Property

Latifah Daud

Executive Director
Head, Strategic Human Capital Management

Suhana Dewi Selamat

Executive Director
Head, Governance,
Risk & Compliance

Wong Wai Seng

Head, Strategy and
Head, Asset Allocation

Effizal Faiz Zulkifly

Head, Consumer
and Services

Dr Farid Mohamed Sani

Head, Special Projects
(Investments)

Ong King How

Head, Telco and Media

Nicholas Khaw

Head, Research

Sherliza Zaharudin

Head, Corporate Communications

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir

Managing Director

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir joined Khazanah in July 2021. Previously, he was Group Chief Financial Officer of Malayan Banking Berhad (“Maybank”) since July 2016 and he was also the Group Head, Global Banking of Maybank from October 2014 until June 2016. Prior to Maybank, he joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad in 2010 as Executive Vice President of Special Projects and was seconded to Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad, a public listed company, as Group Managing Director. In 2008, he was appointed as Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking for Maybank Investment Bank where he was responsible for the Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Equity Capital Markets and Private Equity Divisions. He had also served as Executive Director at BinaFikir Sdn Bhd from 2004 to 2008. He is currently the Chairman of Iskandar Investment Berhad , M+S Pte Ltd, and Yayasan Khazanah. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Hasanah and Khazanah Research Institute.

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and a Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics majoring in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Datuk Hisham Hamdan

Chief Investment Officer.

Datuk Hisham Hamdan joined Khazanah in April 2011 from Sime Darby Berhad. Since 2018, he has served as Head of Public Markets in Khazanah, which has a mandate to invest in more than 10 countries worldwide. Prior to Public Markets, he was responsible for the Auto, Agrifood and Iskandar Malaysia in Khazanah’s portfolio and served as Executive Director of Research. Datuk Hisham also serves as the Chairman of UEM Sunrise and the Board of Trustees of the Khazanah Research Institute.

He has over 30 years of working experience in senior leadership and board positions. His expertise spans a variety of corporate structures, encompassing businesses in various sectors and multiple countries. During his career, he spent 12 years in the capital markets, focusing on equity research and investment banking, working with various international investment banks.

During his tenure at Sime Darby, he served in various capacities since 2004, covering strategy and business development, healthcare, energy and utilities, and China. Previously, he held the position of Chairman of UDA Holdings Berhad, a member of the Board of Directors of Iskandar Investments Berhad, and a member of the Board of ValueCap.

He holds two degrees in Chemical Engineering and Industrial management from Purdue University, United States. He has also attended the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.

Faridah Bakar Ali

Chief Financial Officer

Faridah Bakar Ali joined Khazanah in May 2006 after building a career in accountancy and finance with PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia and BP Malaysia.

In Khazanah, Faridah delivered several notable Islamic Finance transactions including the world’s first exchangeable sukuk and the inaugural retail offering of Sukuk Ihsan, Khazanah’s sustainable and responsible investment sukuk.

Faridah graduated from Lancaster University in Accounting & Finance. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Dato' Mohamed Nasri Sallehuddin

Executive Director
General Counsel, Company Secretary
and Head, Corporate & Support Services

Dato’ Mohamed Nasri Sallehuddin joined Khazanah in September 2009. Prior to that, he was a partner with a leading law firm in Malaysia, advising clients on corporate law and the legal aspects of corporate restructuring, takeovers and mergers. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom in 1993. He sat for his bar examination in 1994 and was admitted to Gray’s Inn as a barrister-at-law in 1995. Having completed his pupillage, he was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1996. He also holds an MBA from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.

Datuk Amran Hafiz Affifudin

Executive Director
Head, Malaysian Investments

Datuk Amran Hafiz Affifudin joined Khazanah in June 2011. He started his career with PETRONAS in corporate finance and treasury functions. He also has experience in the private equity industry, where he served in various roles and responsibilities with several firms. He holds a B.Sc. in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, United States.

Bryan Lim

Executive Director
Head, Dana Impak and
Head, Healthcare

Bryan Lim joined Khazanah in December 2005. He was a key member of the team that set up Khazanah’s first foreign office in Beijing in 2008 and was subsequently appointed Head of China in 2017. After serving for 13 years overseas, he returned to Malaysia in 2021 to assume his current role. Prior to Khazanah, he was with Ernst & Young, Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) and ECM Libra Securities Sdn Bhd. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the MIT Sloan Fellows programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States and a Bachelor of Commerce and Management degree from Lincoln University, New Zealand. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Geoff Lee

Executive Director
Head, Private Markets and,
Head, Technology

Geoff joined Khazanah in September 2021 after spending over 30 years in various roles in the finance and investments industries in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. He was previously the Head of Principal Investments at Korea Development Bank Asia, Head of Asian Investments at HSBC Alternative Proprietary Investments and Managing Director and co-founder of Myo Capital Special Situations Fund.

Prior to moving to the buyside, he spent nearly a decade in investment banking latterly as a Director of Telecommunication, Media and Technology and founding member of the Mergers & Acquisitions team at HSBC Investment Bank Asia.

Geoff is a UK Fellow Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University of Manchester.

Wong Shu Hsien

Executive Director
Head, Transport & Tourism

Wong Shu Hsien joined Khazanah in February 2005 from Binafikir Sdn Bhd. Prior to that, she worked in a private equity firm, Emerging Markets Partnership, the Principal Adviser to AIG Infrastructure Fund II. She holds a degree in Economics from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and a Masters in Economics and Political Science from London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Selvendran Katheerayson

Executive Director
Head, Real Assets & Property

Selvendran Katheerayson has been with Khazanah since January 2006. Prior to this, he has worked at Motorola Inc and Maxis Communications Berhad. He started his career at Ernst & Young in June 1994. He holds a Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University, a Master of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the University of Hull, United Kingdom and an Honours degree in Law from the University of London, United Kingdom.

Latifah Daud

Executive Director
Head, Strategic Human Capital Management

Latifah Daud joined Khazanah in April 2015 from Honeywell International Inc. where she and her family lived in Shanghai, China for eight years. She has extensive management consulting and human resources experience gained over a 30-year career in a variety of industries including semiconductor, aerospace and software technology solutions.

Early on in her career, she worked for a consulting firm in Singapore, as well as at Hatibudi Nominees/Renong Group and Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank in Kuala Lumpur. She once taught computer science at Yayasan Pelajaran MARA. She was a Board of Trustee of Yayasan Khazanah and a member of the Industrial Relations Panel at Malaysian Employers Federation. She now sits on the Board of Theta Edge Berhad, a Tabung Haji Group company as an Independent Director as well as the Industry Network Talent Advisory, at TalentCorp, Ministry of Human Resources.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Management and an MBA from Eastern Illinois University, United States.

Suhana Dewi Selamat

Executive Director
Head, Governance, Risk & Compliance

Suhana Dewi Selamat joined Khazanah in November 2012 and was appointed Chief Risk Officer on 1 February 2017. She has over 25 years of experience in legal, regulatory, compliance and risk management roles in local firms and in multinational companies, including 8 years as a Trustee of WWF Malaysia. She read law at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

Wong Wai Seng

Head, Strategy and
Head, Asset Allocation

Wong Wai Seng joined Khazanah in August 2011. He is responsible for overall corporate strategy, strategic asset allocation and strategic planning to meet Khazanah’s long-term mandate and sustainability goals. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management (Technology), majoring in Finance from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Masters in Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management as a Fullbright scholar and Master of Science in Management as a Sloan Fellow from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Wai Seng is an Associate Chartered Management Accountant (“ACMA”).

Effizal Faiz Zulkifly

Head, Consumer and Services

Effizal Faiz Zulkifly joined Khazanah in July 2007 and has covered the infrastructure and telecommunication space including, the UEM Group, Telekom Malaysia, and Astro Berhad. He currently serves as the Non-Executive Director of UEM Sunrise Berhad and Farm Fresh Berhad. Before Khazanah, he was a business analyst with Citibank Berhad. He holds a Master of Commerce, Finance and Business Information System, University of Sydney, a Master of Business Administration, MIT Sloan Fellows Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, University of Queensland.

Dr Farid Mohamed Sani

Head, Special Projects
(Investments)

Dr Farid Mohamed Sani rejoined Khazanah in December 2018 after serving as Chief Strategy Officer of UEM Group. Prior to that, he was with Telekom Malaysia from 2012 to 2017. Dr Farid first joined Khazanah in July 2004 and stayed until 2011. He was previously a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, as well as a PhD in Chemical Engineering, all three from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Ong King How

Head, Telco and Media

Ong King How joined Khazanah in November 2006, working in the Managing Director’s Office before joining Investments in 2008. Prior to Khazanah, he worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia, specialising in financial services. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) with Distinction from RMIT University, Australia and is a member of CPA Australia.

Nicholas Khaw

Head, Research

Nicholas Khaw joined Khazanah in April 2011 from the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department, where he started his career as a macroeconomist.

Currently, he is a Trustee at Khazanah Research Institute and is a monthly contributor to The Edge Malaysia’s Forum column.

He holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Harvard College, United States. He is currently a part-time PhD student in Political Economy Research at King’s College London.

Sherliza Zaharudin

Head, Corporate Communications

Sherliza Zaharudin joined Khazanah in February 2022 and has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and corporate communications which include curated campaigns, branding, media relations, crisis communications and event management. Prior to Khazanah, she worked in Pos Malaysia Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad, AirAsia Group, F&N Coca-Cola (M) Sdn Bhd, Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad . She holds an MBA in Marketing from Universiti Putra Malaysia and Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management from University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.