Datuk Wira Farhash brings with him over more than decades worth of experience in the field of business, consultancy and advisory. In the business front, his illustrious career spans across a broad range of sectors which includes construction, technology, hotel, food & beverage. He is also a staunch advocate to promoting the development of the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) industry in the country. Moreover, Datuk Wira Farhash is a multi-talented innovator with five award-winning patents held across the world including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and China.

As testament to Datuk Wira Farhash talents and invaluable contribution to the industry, he was named, amongst the many, Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2020 by the Global Business Leadership Awards, Enterprising Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019 and Technopreneur of the Year in 2018 by SEBA, Malaysia Outstanding National Entrepreneur Bumiputra in Business in 2018, 100th most influential young entrepreneur in 2017 and Bumiputera Entrepreneur Startup Scheme Award by the Bumiputera Agenda Leadership Unit (TERAJU) in 2016.

Datuk Wira Farhash is or had been a director and/ or shareholder in at least ten private companies which includes Swag Technologies Sdn Bhd, Salvador & Sons Sdn Bhd and Pacific Samudera Sdn Bhd. He was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bluemont Group Limited (now known as Southern Archipelago Limited) from 2014 to 2016, a Public Listed Company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Datuk Wira Farhash presently also sits in the Board of Advisory of Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia, a non-government organisation that thrives on the frontier of gathering, creating and developing sustainable companies with strong entrepreneurship traits.

Datuk Wira Farhash graduated with an honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administrator and subsequently a Master of Science degree in Finance from the renowned University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He is also an alumnus of Harvard University in the United States, one of the most prestigious schools in the world, having attained the Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.

Datuk Wira Farhash is also currently the Group Executive Charmain of Apex Equity Holdings Berhad; Executive Chairman of Excel Force MSC Berhad and Key Alliance Group Berhad; and a Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad.

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman served as Director-General of the Public Service Department (PSD) from 1 October 2019 to 16 January 2022. Prior to that Tan Sri Dato’ Seri, was the Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transports (MOT) from August 2017 before promoted to Secretary-General of the MOT on January 2019.

He has served the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (MOSTE), Embassy of Malaysia in Japan and the High Commission of Malaysia in London. Upon his return, he served at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) followed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), as well as the Secretary General of Malaysia National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Malaysia National Point of Contact for the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) Malaysia.

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairul Adib graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management. He also holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Saitama University, Japan under Japanese Government Scholarship.

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairul Adib also previously served in various Board including Employee Provident Fund, Inland Revenue Board, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), MAVCOM, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad, Konsortium Pelabuhan Kemaman Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Maritime Academy Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd, MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, Bintulu Port Authority, Port Klang Authority, Johor Port Authority, Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Railway Assets Corporation, Northern Gateway Sdn Bhd, Razak School of Government and Bukit Kayu Hitam Development Sdn Bhd. He is currently the Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia and Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

For his service, he was conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota award, which carries the title of “Tan Sri” and Panglima Mahkota Wilayah award, which carries the title of ‘Datuk’ in conjunction with the King’s official birthday in 2020 and 2019 respectively. In 2021, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairul Adib also received his Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu award which carries the title of “Datuk” during Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah‘s official birthday celebration as well as the Darjah Seri Setia Negeri Sembilan Yang Amat Cemerlang which carries the title of “Dato’ Seri” by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan. He was awarded Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Tokoh Alumni Tersohor for his outstanding achievements in the public service and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2021 by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Chancellor of UKM.

In January 2022, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairul Adib was conferred the Japanese Decoration, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Emperor of Japan for his contributions on the Look East Policy through people-to-people exchange and cooperation on the field of transportation between Malaysia and Japan.

Dato’ Mohammad Hamiddan Bin Maryani was appointed Director of MMAG Holdings Berhad in May 2021.

He started his career in 1983 as a Malaysian Custom enforcement officer with the Royal Customs and Excise Department in Johor Bahru and was promoted to various roles in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur involving the secretariat, investigation, industrial, acquisitions, revenue accounting, collection and other divisions between 1984 and 2020.

In 2020, Dato’ Mohammad Hamiddan retired from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department as the Customs Director of Johor. Throughout his 30 years career, he has received numerous excellence awards from Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur’s RMCD, Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s RMCD and Johor’s RMCD, amongst others.

In recognition of his service to the nation, he was conferred with several honours which includes Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, Negeri Sembilan (2003); Darjah Kebesaran Ahli Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Selangor (2013); Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang, Pahang (2018) and Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Ketiga Setia Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Johor, Johor (2018) which carries the title of “Dato”.

He holds a Bachelor Degree with Honours in Literature from University Malaya.