Dato’ Sri Idris Jala
Chief Executive Officer
mprc
Malaysia
Biography
DATO’ SRI IDRIS JALA is the Chief Executive Officer of Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU). PEMANDU’s main role and objective is to oversee the implementation, assess the progress, facilitate as well as support the delivery and drive the progress of the National Transformation Programme (NTP). He was appointed Chairman of MPRC in 2011. Previously, Idris was Managing Director and CEO of Malaysia Airlines from 2006 and 2008 where he restructured and turned the loss making airline to achieve a record profit of USD260 million in 2007. Prior to Malaysia Airlines, Idris spent 23 years at Shell in various leadership roles in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. Idris holds a Bachelor’s degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia and a Masters degree from Warwick University, United Kingdom.
Research Interest
business and management
