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ENCIK SYED ALI HAIDAR ENCIK HAMKHuSHAIRI
BIN SYED SHAHABuDDIN BIN JAHARI
Head, Group Legal Services Head, Internal Audit Department
Department

Encik Syed Ali Haidar has over 27 years of experience in Encik Hamkhushairi has over 20 years of working experience
various roles ranging from legal practice, commercial sector, in banking industry. Prior to joining KWAP, he was the Senior
banking industry, and for the last eight years in the retirement Country Audit Manager at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia
fund industry. He began his training and career in legal Berhad and Senior Risk Manager at Perbadanan Insurans
practice in 1996, firstly with Messrs Albar Zulkifly and Yap, Deposit Malaysia. He also spent considerable number of
and therafter Messrs Lee Choon Wan & Co before setting up years with Bank Negara Malaysia as Senior Supervisor.
a legal firm partnership under the name and style of Messrs He graduated with Bachelor of Accountancy from University
Shahabuddin Hon & Aziz where he practised in, amongst of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and obtained Certificate in Internal
others, corporate and commercial law, corporate advisory, Audit and Business Risk from Chartered Institute of Internal
corporate banking, capital markets and securities litigation. Auditors, United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Accountant
under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a member
He subsequently ventured into the commercial sector and of Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, United Kingdom.
served as an Executive VP Corporate Services in a private
limited company specialising in parking facility management
and digital solutions. Prior to joining KWAP in April 2015,
he served with KAF Investment Bank Berhad for 12 years as
its Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs and a board member
of KAF Research Sdn Bhd (an investment research company ENCIK MuHAMAD HAFIZ
within KAF group) from 2005 until early 2015. BIN ABAS
Head, Pension Services
He was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted as an Department
Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January
1998.
He graduated with LL.B (Hons) from University of glamorgan,
Wales, UK in 1994 and obtained his Certificate of Legal
Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board, Malaysia in
1996. Encik Muhamad Hafiz has over 20 years of experience in
the area of internal audit, risk management and operations
management. Prior to joining KWAP, he was the Head of Risk
Management at RHB Insurance Berhad and internal auditor at
Public Bank Berhad.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and
Economics from New York University, USA and obtained his
Master of Business Administration from International Islamic
University, Malaysia.

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