Mohd Effendi Norwawi
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YB SENATOR DATO SRI EFFENDI NORWAWI
Executive Chairman of ENCORP Berhad
Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of The Economic Planning Unit, The
Former Minister of Agriculture Malaysia
YB Senator Dato Sri Effendi Norwawi (Malaysian, aged 63) is presently a Senator in the Upper House of Parliament since 2006. He is currently Executive Chairman of Encorp Berhad, the company he founded and is listed on the main board of the KLSE
. Encorp main activities are property development and construction
. Encorp Bhd recently emerged winner of the inaugural The Edge-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Awards 2010(commercial category) for its development ‘Encorp Strand’ in Kota Damansara
.
He holds a Bachelors of Arts (Hons) majoring in Development Administration from the University of Tasmania
. He was also conferred an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Law from the same university. He was made Adjunct Professor under the Faculty of Business at the University of Tasmania in November 2008.
He was Federal Minister in Agriculture (1999–2004) during which time he initiated the modernization
and commercialization
of agriculture
. His last post in Cabinet was Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Economic Planning Unit (EPU). During his tenure,to accelerate the implementation of high impact national projects,he initiated the National Implementation Task Force (NITF), the National Implementation Directorate (NID) and National Economic Action Council (NEAC). He was also principally involved in coordinating the master planning of the five (5) corridor developments in the country. He was appointed as Joint-Chairman with Minister Mah Bow Tan
of Singapore
for the Malaysia – Singapore Coordination Committee to facilitate the development of the Johor Corridor, Iskandar Regional Development Authority
. He retired from politics in 2008.
Previous to that he was Executive Chairman of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), which he led for 15 years (1981–1995). During his time the SEDC won the Chief Secretary to the Government's Quality Award and the prestigious Malaysian Prime Minister's Quality Award.He was the Chairman of Bank Utama (now part of the RHB Banking Group
) between 1990 and 1995 during which time he led its turnaround into one of the major banks in Malaysia then. He founded ntv7
, the private free-to-air TV channel that he has since divested.
Dato Sri is an active sportsman who loves tennis
, golf
and aikido
. He enjoys movies, music and singing and is a guitar enthusiast. He is married to Datin Sri Tiara Jacquelina
, Malaysia’s renowned Film and Stage musical Producer and actress.
Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi receiving The Edge-PEPS Value Creative Excellence Award 2010 from Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung
.
Executive Chairman of ENCORP Berhad
Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of The Economic Planning Unit, The
Former Minister of Agriculture Malaysia
YB Senator Dato Sri Effendi Norwawi (Malaysian, aged 63) is presently a Senator in the Upper House of Parliament since 2006. He is currently Executive Chairman of Encorp Berhad, the company he founded and is listed on the main board of the KLSE
Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia is an exchange holding company approved under Section 15 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. It operates a fully integrated exchange, offering the complete range of exchange-related services including trading, clearing, settlement and depository services.- History :Bursa...
. Encorp main activities are property development and construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
. Encorp Bhd recently emerged winner of the inaugural The Edge-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Awards 2010(commercial category) for its development ‘Encorp Strand’ in Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....
.
He holds a Bachelors of Arts (Hons) majoring in Development Administration from the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
. He was also conferred an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Law from the same university. He was made Adjunct Professor under the Faculty of Business at the University of Tasmania in November 2008.
He was Federal Minister in Agriculture (1999–2004) during which time he initiated the modernization
Modernization
In the social sciences, modernization or modernisation refers to a model of an evolutionary transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society. The teleology of modernization is described in social evolutionism theories, existing as a template that has been generally followed by...
and commercialization
Commercialization
Commercialization is the process or cycle of introducing a new product or production method into the market. The actual launch of a new product is the final stage of new product development, and the one where the most money will have to be spent for advertising, sales promotion, and other marketing...
of agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. His last post in Cabinet was Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Economic Planning Unit (EPU). During his tenure,to accelerate the implementation of high impact national projects,he initiated the National Implementation Task Force (NITF), the National Implementation Directorate (NID) and National Economic Action Council (NEAC). He was also principally involved in coordinating the master planning of the five (5) corridor developments in the country. He was appointed as Joint-Chairman with Minister Mah Bow Tan
Mah Bow Tan
Mah Bow Tan is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Member of Parliament representing the Tampines Group Representation Constituency...
of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
for the Malaysia – Singapore Coordination Committee to facilitate the development of the Johor Corridor, Iskandar Regional Development Authority
Iskandar Regional Development Authority
Iskandar Regional Development Authority is the body responsible for the direction, policies and strategies in relation to development within the Iskandar Malaysia, having regard to the general framework of national and Johor State policies...
. He retired from politics in 2008.
Previous to that he was Executive Chairman of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), which he led for 15 years (1981–1995). During his time the SEDC won the Chief Secretary to the Government's Quality Award and the prestigious Malaysian Prime Minister's Quality Award.He was the Chairman of Bank Utama (now part of the RHB Banking Group
RHB Bank
RHB Bank Berhad is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It specializes in commercial banking, corporate and investment banking and international banking services...
) between 1990 and 1995 during which time he led its turnaround into one of the major banks in Malaysia then. He founded ntv7
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
, the private free-to-air TV channel that he has since divested.
Dato Sri is an active sportsman who loves tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and aikido
Aikido
is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...
. He enjoys movies, music and singing and is a guitar enthusiast. He is married to Datin Sri Tiara Jacquelina
Tiara Jacquelina
Tiara Jacquelina Eu Effendi is a Malaysian actress and film producer. She rose to fame in Puteri Gunung Ledang, the biggest budget movie in Malaysia to date, in which she played the lead role, and sang the theme song, "Asmaradana"...
, Malaysia’s renowned Film and Stage musical Producer and actress.
Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi receiving The Edge-PEPS Value Creative Excellence Award 2010 from Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung
Chor Chee Heung
Dato' Chor Chee Heung ; is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia...
.