SHARIFFA SABRINA SYED AKIL

WHY HER? As president of the Association for the Protection of the Natural Heritage of Malaysia, Sabrina practises what she preaches, buying plots of rainforest in the state of Pahang to keep them safe from illegal loggers. One of the country’s most vocal environmental activists, she owns the chain of Tanah Aina eco-friendly resorts in Pahang, Johor and Selangor. THAT’S NOT ALL Sabrina recently organised an art exhibition to raise funds for the Orang Asli, an indigenous people based in Gua Musang fighting against extensive logging and mining activities.