Mohd Sidek Hassan


Mohd Sidek bin Hassan is the Chairman of Petroliam Nasional Berhad, the national oil and gas corporation of Malaysia, a position he assumed in July 2012.
Prior to joining PETRONAS, Tan Sri served in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of the Malaysian Civil Service for over 38 years, the last six as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.

Career

Tan Sri Sidek began his career on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He has extensive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry including postings at MITI offices in Tokyo,, Sydney, Australia and Washington, D.C.. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General on 19 January 2001 and as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on 24 October 2004.
Tan Sri Sidek served as President of International Islamic University Malaysia between 2008 and 2013, and is currently the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
Tan Sri Sidek was a former Board member of Top Glove Corporation Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and has been the Chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd since 1 May 2016.
Tan Sri Sidek holds a Bachelor of Economics degree in Public Administration from University Malaya and a Master's of Business Administration from New Hampshire College, United States of America.
He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia, an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and an Honorary Doctorate degree in International Business from IIUM.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia