Admiral Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor (Retired) (“Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 72, was appointed as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 31 July 2014. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of the Company. Besides that, he is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar received his education at the Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore and the Officer Cadet School at the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, United Kingdom. He graduated from the Naval Staff College Rhode Island, USA Class 18 in 1981 and Joint Services Staff College in Canberra, Australia in 1988. He holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Doctor of Management by the University Malaysia Terengganu.
He served the Royal Malaysian Navy for thirty-eight and a half (38.5) years, commanded six (6) ships and several Shores Bases. He rose to the rank of Admiral and took office as Chief of Navy in August 2003 and later became the first Naval Officer to assume the post of the Chief of Defence Force from April 2005 until 2007.
He was the President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation and is currently the President of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA).
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar was elected as the President of the Ex-Serviceman Association Malaysia (NGO) and continues to be President of the Retired Malaysian Navy Officers’ Association (RMNOA).
He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (Armed Forces Fund Board), a position he held since his retirement from the Armed Forces in 2007 until May 2018.
He was also the President of the Malaysian Medical Association Foundation for six (6) years.
He served for one (1) term as Senator from 2015 to 2018.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar is currently the Pro-Chancellor of the National Defence University of Malaysia.
He does not hold any directorship in public listed companies and listed issuers.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2022.