Tun Mohammed Hanif Bin Omar

Biography

Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar (Malaysian, aged 78, male), appointed on 23 February 1994, is the Deputy Chairman. He was the Inspector-General of The Royal Malaysian Police for 20 years before retiring in January 1994, having joined as an officer in 1959. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Malaya, Singapore, Bachelor of Law (Honours) from University of Buckingham and the Certificate of Legal Practice (Honours) from the Legal Qualifying Board. He is also the Deputy Chairman of Genting Malaysia and sits on the Boards of AMMB Holdings Berhad, AMFB Holdings Berhad and Measat Global Berhad. He has received honorary awards from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines for his invaluable contribution towards the region’s security. In 1993, he became the only serving public servant to be awarded non-ex-officio Malaysia’s highest non-royal award which carries the titleship of ‘Tun’. He was conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Law by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1992, Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy (Internal Security) by Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia on 2 October 2011 and Honorary Doctorate of Law by the University of Buckingham on 16 March 2012. Tun Mohammed Hanif was a member of the 2004 Royal Commission for the Enhancement of the Operations and Management of The Royal Malaysian Police. He is the President of the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and a member of the Malaysian Equine Council. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Yayasan Tun Razak and a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Malaysian Liver Foundation, Yayasan DayaDiri, The MCKK Foundation and The Community Chest, Malaysia.

Research Interest

Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture