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Change In Boardroom - Dato' Ts Dr Suhazimah Binti Dzazali

BackNov 11, 2020
Date of change 11 Nov 2020
Name DATO' TS DR SUHAZIMAH BINTI DZAZALI
Age 57
Gender Female
Nationality Malaysia
Designation Independent Director
Directorate Independent and Non Executive
Type of change Appointment

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
1
Doctorate
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Security Management
University of Malaya
 
2
Masters
Master’s Degree in Science (Computer Science)
Northrop University, California, USA
 
3
Degree
Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Computer Science)
Northrop University, California, USA
 
4
Professional Qualification
Certified Disaster Recovery Professional
Cybersecurity Certifying Body, EC Council
 
5
Professional Qualification
Certified Tester Foundation Level
Malaysian IT Software Quality Board
 

 

Working experience and occupation Dato' Ts Dr Suhazimah Binti Dzazali ("Dato' Suhazimah") retired on 1 October 2020 after almost 35 years in public service, last holding the post of Deputy Director-General (ICT) / Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO), in the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), Prime Ministers Department, since August 2014. She was previously the Public Sector ICT Consultant (Information Security Management) and was responsible for several transformative programmes in the Malaysian Government including the computerisation and modernisation of the Immigration Department.

Dato' Suhazimah was instrumental in in-house formulation of the Public Sector ICT Strategic Plan 2016-2020 and the more recent Public Sector Digitalisation Strategic Plan 2021-2025. Some of the significant achievements of the former strategic plan implementation are the establishment of the Public Sector Private Data Centres and Cloud Services; Malaysia Government Data Exchange Platform; Government Online Services Gateway; Digital Document Management Services; and the increase of open source adoptions for in-house system developments.

Dato' Suhazimah has been recognised as among the Worlds 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government 2019 (by the entrepreneur-government cooperation platform Apolitical) and as the Information Security Professional of the Year 2013 (by Cyber Security Malaysia - Awards, Conference & Exhibition).

Dato' Suhazimah is much sought after in Malaysias technology and digital space. As an independent director of Pertama Digital Berhad, Dato' Suhazimah brings her passion in helping improve modern government service delivery.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) No
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer No
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer No
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries No

Announcement Info

Company Name PERTAMA DIGITAL BERHAD
Stock Name PERTAMA
Date Announced 11 Nov 2020
Category Change in Boardroom
Reference Number C03-11112020-00003