Mohd Annuar Zaini

Mohd Annuar bin Zaini (born 16 October 1951) is an administrative figure in Malaysia. He is currently the President of Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Custom Council, and a Non Official Member of the Member of State Senate of Perak. He was the Chairman of BERNAMA for six years.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Mohd Annuar Zaini
PSM DSA SPDK SPMP DPMP PMP AMP
President of Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Custom Council
Assumed office
1 January 2021
MonarchSultan Nazrin Shah
Preceded byWan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin
Member of State Senate of Perak
Assumed office
February 2004
MonarchsSultan Azlan Shah
Sultan Nazrin Shah
Chairman of BERNAMA
In office
2004–2010
MinisterMinister of Information
Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (2004-2006)
Zainuddin Maidin (2006-2008)
Ahmad Shabery Cheek (2008-2009)

Minister of Information, Communication, Arts and Culture
Rais Yatim (2009-2010)
Preceded byKalimullah Masheerul Hassan
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Sulaiman
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the Northern Corridor Economic Region
In office
2007–2009
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byShahidan Kassim
Personal details
Born (1951-10-16) 16 October 1951
Taiping, Perak, Federation of Malaya
SpousePuan Sri Datin Seri Zavirah Shaari

Background

Mohd Annuar Zaini was born in Taiping, Perak on 16 October 1951. His father was a policeman who retired from service in 1983. While in school, Mohd Annuar received an education award from the Ipoh PDRM Club Welfare Fund which was run by Hanif Omar when he was the Ipoh District Police Chief.

Career

From 1981 to 1986 he was Senior Private Secretary to Musa Hitam, who was the Minister of Home Affairs at that time. From 1991 to 1993, he became the Chief Assistant Director of the Perak Economic Planning Unit. In 1993 he was appointed as the General Manager of Yayasan Perak and retired in 1999.

Since February 2004, Mohd Annuar bin Zaini has been the Chairman of Bernama. In addition, His Majesty the Sultan of Perak appointed him as a Non Official Member of State Senate of Perak. Then elected to be a Distinguished Fellow to the Institute of Strategic Studies and International Relations (ISIS) and a member of the Advisory Board of the Public Complaints Bureau in the Prime Minister's Department.

Dato' Mohd Annuar bin Zaini was appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on the Northern Corridor Economic Region from 30 August 2007 and as Chief Executive from 1 September 2008.

After retiring from public service, he became a member of the Board of Directors of Berjaya Group, owned by tycoon Vincent Tan. In addition, he became the chairman of Metropolitan Utilities Corporation Sdn Bhd. On 2021, Mohd Annuar Zaini was appointed as President of Perak Council of Islamic Religion and Malay Customs for Term 2021 to 2023.[1][2]

Honours

References
  1. "Setinggi-Tinggi Tahniah YABhg. Dato' Seri Mohd. Annuar bin Zaini Di atas Pelantikan Sebagai Yang Dipertua Majlis Agama Islam dan 'Adat Melayu Perak bagi Penggal 2021 - 2023" (in Malay).
  2. "Ahli Dewan Negara" (in Malay).
  3. "King's Birthday: 1021 individuals to be conferred with federal awards". malaysiagazette.com.
  4. "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  5. "DPMP 1999". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. "SPMP 2008". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. "Perak Mufti and former IGP to receive DSA award". www.thestar.com.my. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. Nor Fazlina Abdul Rahim (3 March 2019). "Sultan Kelantan tarik balik Darjah Kebesaran Annuar Zaini". Berita Harian. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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