Dato Che Mohd Zin Bin Che Awang

Biography

Dato’ Zin is a Fellow of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society. He was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2012 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Dato’ Zin obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from University of Baghdad, Iraq, in 1972. In 1978 and 1984, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Radiopharmacy from University of Southern California, USA and a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Wales, United Kingdom, respectively. He started his career in 1974 as a Pharmacist of Perak Medical Store under the Ministry of Health of Malaysia (MOH). In 1977, he joined Tun Ismail Atomic Research Centre of Ministry of Science, Malaysia, as a Research Officer. From 1980 to 1984, he was a Production Pharmacist with the Government Medical Lab & Stores of MOH before his appointment as the Head of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Division in National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB) of Ministry of Health, Malaysia in 1985. He took up the role as Chief Pharmacist of Regional Medical Stores in Penang in 1991 and Kelantan State Pharmacist in 1993. From 1998 to 2000, he was appointed as Deputy Director of NPCB as well as the Secretary of Drug Control Authority. He was promoted to the position of Director of NPCB in 2000 and subsequently as Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Services in MOH in 2001. Before his retirement in 2008, he was the Chairman of Asean Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality, Pharmaceutical Products Working Group (ACCSQ – PPWG) from 2002 to 2008.

Research Interest

 Management