Azmi Bin Mohd Ali

Biography

Dato' Azmi bin Mohd Ali serves as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd since October 8, 2010. He holds Bachelor of Law (LLB) from University of Malaya and Master of Legal Letters (LLM) from Suffolk University. He is Chairman of Risk Management Committee, and Finance and Investment Committee of the Company. He also sits on the board of Sime Darby Berhad, Perbadanan Nasional Berhad, Pernec Corporation Berhad and Cliq Energy Berhad. Dato’ Azmi, a senior corporate and commercial lawyer with 30 years of experience, is the Senior Partner of Messrs Azmi & Associates, a leading corporate and commercial law firm in Malaysia with close to 70 lawyers, since 2000. Prior to this, he was the Partner/Head Department of Corporate, Commercial and Special Projects of Messrs Hisham, Sobri and Kadir from 1995 to 2000. Dato’ Azmi started his career in Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“PETRONAS”) in 1984 and left PETRONAS’ employment as Head of Gas/New Ventures, Upstream Legal Department in 1990 to join a boutique law firm of Messrs T. Tharu & Associates from 1990-1995. He has served as an Adjunct Professor to International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”) Law School for 2 years, and presently an Adjunct Professor to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (“UKM”) Law School. He is also a member of the Board of Financial Reporting Foundation, which is closely affiliated to the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board. He is one of the 4 designated members of Conciliators and of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) from Malaysia.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology