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Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi bin Norwawi ( Jawi: محمد أفندي بن نورووي; born 1 February 1948) is a
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Malaysian
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politician, businessman and administrator. He has previously served as a Sarawak State Assemblyman (1991–1999), the Minister of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
(1999–2004) and a Senator for the Upper House of Parliament or Dewan Negara (2006–2011).
Early life
Effendi attended the prestigiousMalay College Kuala Kangsar
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (abbreviated MCKK; ; ) is a premier boarding school, residential school in Malaysia. It is an elite all-boys and all-Malay people, Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is sometimes dubbed "the ...
from 1961 to 1967. He then furthered his education in Australia under a Federal Government scholarship.
He founded the private TV channel ntv7 in 1998, which he has divested years since. Effendi's reputation in media made him the obvious choice to collaborate with Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan (Bloomberg), Duncan MacMi ...
to launch Bloomberg TV in Malaysia. Effendi was also previously the Chairman of Bank Utama (now part of the RHB Banking Group) from 1990 to 1995 during which he led its turnaround into becoming one of Malaysia's more prominent major banks.
Political career
Effendi served as Executive Chairman of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) for 15 years from 1981 to 1995, where his numerous successes was recognized and he was awarded the Chief Secretary to the Government's Quality Award and the prestigious Malaysian Prime Minister's Quality Award in 1994. He initiated the modernization and commercialization of agriculture when he was appointed as theMinister of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...
, thereby ensuring the long-term growth of the crucial sector in the country.
He was then invited by former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Badawi to head up the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department is a member of Cabinet of Malaysia who administers a portfolio through the Prime Minister's Department.
List of Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
The following individuals have been appo ...
. During his tenure as the Minister of EPU from 2006 to 2008, Effendi initiated the National Implementation Task Force, the National Implementation Directorate and National Economic Action Council to accelerate the implementation of high impact national projects. He was principally involved in coordinating the master planning of the five corridor developments in the country. He was also appointed as Joint-Chairman with Singaporean Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan
Mah Bow Tan ( zh, s=马宝山, p=Mǎ Bǎoshān; born 12 September 1948) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Leader of the House between 2007 and 2011, Minister for National Development between 1999 and 2011, Minister for the Envir ...
for the Malaysia–Singapore Coordination Committee to facilitate the development of the Johor Corridor, on the Iskandar Regional Development Authority
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA; ms, Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar; Jawi: ڤيهق برکواس ولايه ڤمباڠونن إسکندر) is the body responsible for the direction, policies and strategies in relation ...
.
Effendi retired from politics in 2011 and returned to Encorp Berhad, a property development company he founded in 1995 and listed on the main board of the Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia is the stock exchange of Malaysia. It is one of the largest bourses in ASEAN. It is based in Kuala Lumpur and was previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). It provides a full integration of transactions, offeri ...
in 2003, as its Executive Chairman from 2008 to 2013.
Effendi is currently the Chairman of ENcapital, an investment holding company involved in property development, construction and media plus various overseas investment and holdings. A subsidiary, ENdaya is primarily involved in infrastructure construction and maintenance in Sarawak.
Honours
His leadership at Encorp steered the company to its highest ever GDV of RM3 billion and Effendi was awarded with numerous accolades, including the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award in conjunction with Enterprise Asia's Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2012 plus the Brand Laureate Award for The Most Eminent Brand Iconic Leadership Category. He was also recognized as the HR Leader of the Year Award in conjunction with the Malaysia HR Awards in 2011. He holds aBachelor of Arts
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(Hons) majoring in Development Administration from the University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first pro ...
. He was also conferred an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Laws from the same university in October 2000. He was made Adjunct Professor under the Faculty of Business there in November 2008.
In September 2013, Swinburne University
Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access t ...
appointed Effendi as Adjunct Professor within the Faculty of Business and Design in recognition of his well-established success in business and property development.
Honour of Malaysia
* : ** Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
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The order was instituted on ...
(J.S.M.) (1994)
** Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign.
The order was instituted on ...
(P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (2014)
* :
** Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (P.G.B.K.) - Datuk (1990)
** Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...
(P.N.B.S.) - Dato Sri (2003)
* :
** Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor
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(D.P.M.S.) - Dato' (1996)
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** Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis
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(S.P.M.P.) - Dato' Seri (2006)
Personal life
Effendi plays golf and practices aikido. He enjoys movies, music, singing, and is a guitar enthusiast. He is married to actor and stage producerTiara Jacquelina
Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina Eu Effendi is a Malaysian actress, film producer, musical theater producer, singer, and the founder of ''The Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Performing Arts''. She is well-acclaimed for her role in ''Puteri Gunu ...
, together having five children.
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