COUNCIL OF EMINENT PERSONS

Tun Daim Zainuddin

Age: 80 Birthplace: Alor Setar, Kedah > Finance Minister (1984-1991, 1999-2001) > Businessman, politician, lawyer by training > Helped Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to overcome recession in 1987 and financial crisis after the Sept 11 attack in the US in 2001

Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz

Age: 70 Birthplace: Johor Baru, Johor > Bank Negara Governor (2000-2016) > Economist with a PhD in monetary and international economics from University of Pennsylvania > She had been named one of the world’s best central bankers several times

Tan Sri Hassan Marican

Age: 65 Birthplace: Sungai Petani, Kedah > Petronas CEO and president (1995-2010) > Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales > Chairman of Singapore Power and a senior adviser at Temasek International Advisors

Robert Kuok

Age: 94 Birthplace: Johor Baru, Johor > Malaysia’s richest man, with net worth of US$15.4bil (RM61bil) as of March 2018 > Hong Kong-based “sugar king” and influential businessman in South-East Asia and China > Within his vast international empire are sugar business, commodity trading, hotels, oil palm plantations, property development and entertainment

Prof Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Age: 66 Birthplace: Penang > Prominent economist with a doctorate from Harvard > Served as the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development (2005-2012) > Visiting senior fellow at Khazanah Research Institute, visiting fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (Columbia University), adjunct professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia