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• Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Berhad
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• Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin Bin Buang joined the Board on 28 September 2018.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin holds a Degree in Economics from the University of Malaya and a Masters in International Business from the University of South Carolina, USA.
He was appointed the Auditor General of Malaysia on 22 February 2006 upon his retirement after serving the Government (Malaysian Civil Service) for over 35 years. He completed his tenure as Auditor General of Malaysia on 22 February 2017. His working career includes experience in the Ministry of Trade and lndustry from 1971 to 1982 and was appointed as Deputy Director, Small Scale Industries Division in 1981. He has also served in the Malaysian Timber lndustry Board from 1982 to 1987 and the National Institute of Public Administration from July 1987 to 1991.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin was attached to the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, from 1992 to March 1995 as Minister for Economic Affairs and Deputy Head of Mission. He was a Senior General Manager for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Berhad from April 1995 to February 1999. He was the State Secretary of the Selangor State Government from March 1999 to September 2001 and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education till his appointment as Auditor General of Malaysia.
On 16 May 2016, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Award, which carries the title Prof. (Dr.) by IIC University of Technology, Cambodia. In 2017, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Accounting by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and appointed Adjunct Professor by Universiti Utara Malaysia. He was formerly a Board Member of the Malaysian lnstitute of Integrity.
For the past 13 years, he has been an avid speaker of public sector auditing, good governance and integrity where he present his views and perspectives at many seminars and conferences organised domestically and internationally.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin was appointed as the Chairman of the Special Investigation Committee on procurement, governance and finance on 3 July 2018. On 1 January 2021, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Lembaga Zakat Selangor, an institution under Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Selangor entrusted to collect and distribute “zakat” in the state of Selangor. He is currently a member of Dewan DiRaja Selangor.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, has no conflict of interest with the Company and has no conviction for any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), and there was no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Haji Ambrin attended all six board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 July 2021.