BSc, Urban Estate Management

Activities and societies: Committee Member of UMNO Club Cardiff and UMNO Club London. Sandwich course with third year practical training at Messrs Debenham Tewson & Chinnocks, London.

GCE 'A' Level, Economics, Mathematics, Physics

GCE 'O' Level or SPM Grade 1, Secondary Education

Activities and societies: 1st JB Land Scout, Angklong Group, Supporters Club

Managing Director, Malaysia

Established in 1971, Ian Scott International (ISI) is among the most prominent real estate consultancy firms based in Central London in the heart of the West End. After more than four decades in practice, it has now expanded beyond the UK and Europe into the Asia Pacific region starting with Malaysia.

ISI Malaysia, established in 2018, is an integrated real estate consultancy firm registered with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents & Property Managers.

Acting Head, Urban Observatory

Transferred to a newly-named division, Urban Observatory, and immediately conceptualised Futuristic Iskandar Malaysia with the formation of an advisory council with key stakeholders whilst continue to play the role of the Property SME. The Iskandar Malaysia Accolades or TIMA is now a platform to promote and recognize the implementation of Smart City Iskandar Malaysia whilst Property Foresight will form the foundation of IMUO.

Iskandar Malaysia Urban Observatory (IMUO) is one of the five Big Moves under Iskandar Malaysia\’s second Comprehensive Development Plan or CDPii.

Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications

Being tasked with stakeholders engagement and management, and involved in brand management and media relations, whilst still undertaking previous responsibilities and remain as the subject matter expert (SME) on property and asset wealth sharing.

Assistant General Manager, Business Development

Heading the division responsible to expand the Company\’s business operations beyond its current project of Bandar Enstek to ensure its long term growth and strengthen its market positioning. This also entails initiating, securing and thereafter, monitoring new ventures with external parties whilst assuming an internal advisory role to the parent company, Lembaga Tabung Haji, in all property investment matters.

Formulated a tailor-made \Corporate Property Services\ towards monetising internal expertise into advisory services.

Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales

In charge of marketing and sales at Nusajaya, a 24,000-acre township which is now a flagship component of Iskandar Malaysia. Initiated the successful corporate rebranding of Nusajaya in time for the global introduction of the then Iskandar Development Region (IDR) and the simultaneous market repositioning of its development projects.

Formulated \Marketing Masterplanning\ for a market-driven approach to property development.

General Manager, Business Development

Headed the estate agency department of this firm of registered property managers, valuers and estate agents on a partnership basis responsible for project marketing and marketing consultancy. Also initiated a corporate rebranding exercise and expansion of corporate clientele.

Manager, Planning & Property Management

In charge of two separate departments, Planning of development projects over hundreds of thousands of acres of plantation landbank throughout the country and Property Management of commercial and residential properties which saw the successful refurbishment of Wisma Tractors, an office building in Subang Jaya, and its rebranding into Wisma Consplant 2 to retain and maximize its investment value. Wisma Consplant 1 & 2 now form part of a prominent property trust fund launched in December 2010.

Was the pioneer member of this then wholly-owned property arm of Sime Darby Plantation (known as Sime Darby Land prior to being absorbed under Sime Darby Property), instrumental in the setting up of the company including proposing its name and organizational structure, and assembling the initial team.

Manager, Planning

Initially appointed as Assistant Property Manager responsible for planning, marketing and sales and property management until promoted to head the Planning Division undertaking existing residential projects as well as planning a new office building in the JB City Centre, now known as Menara Ansar and a major township development in Ulu Tiram that includes one of the first gated and guarded homestead developments in Malaysia. A subsidiary of Kulim (M) Berhad, the company has now been merged with Johor Land under Johor Corporation.

Valuer

In charge of managing a portfolio of Council’s residential and commercial properties and involved in valuation, development appraisal, compulsory purchase, rights-to-buy etc in the midst of the regeneration of the London Docklands, which are located within this borough, into upmarket residential and new financial hub.

Trainee Surveyor

Apprenticeship under one of the senior partners as well as the firm\’s consultant in professional works involving mainly office properties in the City of London (the Square Mile) during the so-called \Big Bang\ era of financial deregulation. Then known as Debenham Tewson & Chinnocks, this international property advisory firm was at the time one of the \Big Four\ chartered surveying firms in the UK now transformed into the global DTZ brand.