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Mohd Sidek Hassan

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohd Sidek Hassan
12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
3 September 2006 – 24 June 2012
Preceded by Samsudin Osman
Succeeded by Ali Hamsa
5th President of International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
2 June 2008 – 1 June 2013
Chancellor Ahmad Shah of Pahang
Preceded by Sanusi Junid
Succeeded by Rais Yatim
Personal details
Born Mohamad Sidek bin Hassan
(1951-06-24) 24 June 1951 (age 65)
Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Residence Putrajaya, FT, Malaysia
Alma mater University of Malaya (B. Econ.)
New Hampshire College (MBA)
Religion Sunni Muslim

Tan Sri Mohamad Sidek bin Haji Hassan (born on 24 June 1951) was the 12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, appointed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong for the post on 3 September 2006. He served until his retirement on 24 June 2012 and was succeeded by Dr. Ali Hamsa. He was also the President of International Islamic University Malaysia from 2008 until 2013.

Currently, he is the Chairman of PETRONAS (Malaysian oil company), a position he has held since 1 July 2012.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek was born in Pekan, Pahang, on 24 June 1951. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in Public Administration from the University of Malaya and a master's degree in Business Administration from New Hampshire College, United States.

He began his career in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He was later appointed Assistant Trade Commissioner at the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, from May 1977 until July 1980.

From August 1980 until July 1984, he served in the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) of the Prime Minister’s Department, initially as a Principal Assistant Director, then later promoted to Deputy Director, Project Analysis Sector and subsequently as the Deputy Director of Research in the same department.

He has expansive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. During his service in the ministry, he had held the positions of Malaysia’s Trade Commissioner in Sydney, Australia, Deputy Director in the Policy and Research Division, Deputy Director (Operations) in the International Trade Division, Minister Counselor of Economic Affairs at the Malaysian Trade Commissioner's Office in Washington, D.C., United States, and the Director of Multilateral Relations Division.


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