Board of Trustees
As mandated by our Act, our Board of Trustees comprises industry leaders from the public and private sectors. They work with the Team to set the strategy of the Foundation and maintain strong governance practices to serve our vision and mission.
Minister of Higher Education
Chairperson (as mandated by our Act)
Dato’ Seri Kalimullah Hassan
Committee Chairperson
ECM Libra Group
Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Hj. Shad Saleem Faruqi
Committee Chairperson
Professor of Law at Universiti Malaya
Datin Sri Sharifah Menyalara Hussein
Committee Chairperson
M&C Saatchi
Mastura Marsam
Representative from the Ministry of Finance
Johan Rozali-Wathooth
Bintang Capital Partners
Mazlina Mokhtar
Representative of the Ministry of Higher Education
Vimala Menon
Digi (Board of Directors)
Dato' Munirah Looi
Brandt International
The Team
The team is responsible for putting the Foundation's strategy into action, be it through direct programme delivery or expansion of the Foundation's giving capacity. Our team of driven individuals from diverse backgrounds is united by our common mission to shape the next generation of Malaysian leaders.
Ida Thien
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Kularetnam Vijayakumar
Programme Manager
Muhammad Harun
Office Manager
Zainab Afiqah
Senior Executive
Celine Looi
Programme Executive
Raenuga Indran
Marketing & Partnerships
Executive
Jit Lee
FutureReady
Programme Coordinator
Available Positions
Full-Time​​
Internships
Work Placements
If you do not see an opening that suits you,
we still want to hear from you!
Email us at contactus@yayasantar.org.my.
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