Syed Zainol Anwar Jamalullail

Syed Zainol Anwar ibni Syed Putra Jamalullail (born 1952), better known as Syed Anwar Jamalullail is a Malaysian corporate figure and member of Perlis royal family. He is the younger brother of the current Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin.

Syed Zainol Anwar Jamalullail
Tengku Syarif Panglima of Perlis
BornSyed Zainol Anwar ibni Syed Putra Jamalullail
1952 (age 7071)
Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
SpouseTengku Puan Panglima Perlis
YAM Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan binti Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj
IssueSyed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Engku Panglima Setia Di-Raja of Selangor
Syed Jufri Ziauddin Putra
Sharifa Eliza Cornelia Putri
Names
Syed Zainol Anwar ibni Syed Putra Jamalullail
HouseJamalullail
FatherTuanku Syed Putra Ibni Almarhum Tuan Syed Hassan Jamalullail
MotherTengku Budriah Binti Almarhum Tengku Ismail
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life and education

Syed Zainol Anwar was born in 1952. He is the younger son of the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and the sixth Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Putra and Raja Perempuan Budriah.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having qualified in 1974. He is also a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Practising Accountant (Australia) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.[1]

Career

He began his career with Malaysian Airlines System Berhad in 1975 as a Financial Accountant, before moving on to hold executive senior positions in various companies. His last position was as the Group Managing Director of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad.[2]

He was formerly the Chairman of the Lembaga Tabung Haji Investment Panel, Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad, Malaysian Airport Holdings Berhad, Media Prima Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, DRB-Hicom Berhad, Malakoff Corporation Berhad, EON Bank Berhad, Uni Asia Life Assurance Berhad, Uni Asia General Insurance Berhad, Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd and Realmild (M) Sdn Bhd. He was also an Independent Director of Maxis Communications Berhad and Bangkok Bank Berhad, and the Group Managing Director of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad.[3]

Currently, he is the Chairman of SP Setia Berhad, Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad and Lembaga Zakat Selangor. He is also the Chancellor of SEGi University.[4]

Personal life

On the 5th April 1979, he married Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan, the youngest sister of the current Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. They have three children: Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra, Syed Jufri Ziauddin Putra and Sharifa Eliza Cornelia Putri.[5]

Honours

He has been awarded :

Honours of Perlis

  •  Perlis :
    • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1995)[6]
    • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (SSPJ) – Dato' Seri Diraja (1999)[6]

Honours of Malaysia

References

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