FD Iskandar
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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri FD Iskandar |
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| Born |
February 18, 1968 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Spouse(s) | Dating Seri Hafizah Zakaria |
| Children | 6 |
Datuk Seri FD Iskandar bin Mohamed Mansor (born February 18, 1968), better known as 'FD Iskandar', is one of Malaysia's iconic leading influential figures. Datuk Seri FD Iskandar is the Group Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of Glomac Bhd. As of September 2015, he was appointed Chairman of Media Prima Berhad and is also one of Telekom Malaysia's key Directors. The property tycoon and media mogul is also a political figure; he is currently the treasurer of UMNO, Selangor.
Datuk Seri FD Iskandar attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar as a young teenager. He later then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce and LLB from Australia in 1989. Datuk Seri then furthered his studies and received an MBA from University of Queensland, Australia in 1991. He was a legal practitioner in Australia before coming home to Malaysia. He served as a Barrister at Law from Freehill, Holingdale & Page (Australia) from 1989 to 1991.
Datuk Seri FD Iskandar first served as the Corporate Manager for Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad (KPS) upon coming home from Australia. He left KPS to join Glomac Berhad in 1992 as their General Manager for Business Development. Datuk Seri FD Iskandar is now the Group Executive Chairman, the Group Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Glomac Berhad, a main property developing company listed on Bursa Malaysia since June 2000. His experience, influence and expertise has made him a very well-known and respected figure amongst his peers locally, and as well as in the international arena.
Today, Datuk Seri FD Iskandar runs multiple public and private listed companies across several major industries. Apart from running Glomac Berhad on a daily basis, Datuk Seri FD Iskandar also operates the Board of Axis-Reits Managers Berhad, which is the first REITs company to be listed on Bursa Malaysia. He is also the Director of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia’s broadband champion and leading communications group. In October 2014, he was appointed as the Director of VADS Berhad, a joint venture IT company between Telekom Malaysia and IBM, who service the IT and telecommunications industry. He was recently appointed to be a part of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur's (DBKL) City Advisory Board Member by His Majesty the King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong). Datuk Seri FD Iskandar serves as the Chairman of the Special Taskforce to Facilitate Business Group (PEMUDAH) on legal terms. As a vital member to firms such as Media Prima Berhad and Telekom Malaysia, Datuk Seri FD Iskandar demonstrates his leadership role in order for these firms to develop a greater success.
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