Dato’ Dr Fadhlulla
Board of Advisory
Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek was the past Executive Chairman of Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) serving from 10 June 2020 till 9 June 2022.
Dato’ Dr. Fadhlullah has more than 25 years of telecommunications and multimedia industry experience holding several senior positions both in the public and private sector including board memberships locally and outside Malaysia. Had previously served as the Chief Communications Officer of the government from 2014-2018 reporting to the Strategic Communications Cabinet Sub-Committee and concurrently serving as Director in PEMANDU. Was the lead driver in establishing the first strategic communications in the Government in 2014 with direct engagement with Ministers and Secretary General of various Ministries to ensure execution of communications. Was recalled by the government to assist in Strategic Communications at the Prime Minister’s Office in March 2020 at the start of the Movement Control Order during the Covid19 pandemic until the appointment as Executive Chairman MCMC. Prior to leading MCMC, Dr. Fadhlullah was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Perdana University. Presently he sits on various boards and as Advisor to companies both local and international.
He obtained his medical degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Masters of Medicine in Public Health from the National University of Singapore and MA in Health Management Planning and Policy with distinction from Leeds University, UK. He further attended the Senior Management Development Programme at INSEAD and a Senior Executive Programme by Strathclyde University.
