Datuk Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a Malay title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The title of the wife of Datuk is Datin. Origin The oldest ...

Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree ( ar, سيد أحمد علوي السري ') is the Group Executive Director of

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) () is a leading corporation listed on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, and is a major private-sector player in Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia. Cahya Mata Sarawak literall ...

(CMSB). He is married to a daughter of

Abdul Taib Mahmud Abdul Taib bin Mahmud ( Jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 May 1936) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak since March 2014. He served as the 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years ...

where the latter is the Sarawak chief minister. He was originally from

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but he has since moved to

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

when he had earlier joined Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad in February 2004 as Group

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–

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. He was appointed as Group Executive Director of CMSB on 19 August 2008 following an earlier appointment as Deputy Group Managing Director in September 2006. Syed Ahmad had worked with his brother-in-law Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib. He is currently working with Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, Sulaiman Taib's brother. He is now working as a director of Rashid Hussain Berhad (

RHB Bank RHB Bank Berhad (), formerly known as RHB Sakura Merchant Bank Berhad, is a Malaysian bank based in Kuala Lumpur and founded in 1994. It is a subsidiary of RHB Capital Berhad, which is one of the largest banks in Malaysia. RHB Bank has over 1 ...

), CMS Trust Management Berhad and CMS Works International Ltd. Syed Ahmad graduated with a

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(LL.B.) from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

, and practised law in Singapore for over 10 years prior to joining CMS Group. Syed Ahmad received the honorary Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) award which carries the title 'Datuk' from the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The of ...

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...

in conjunction with His Majesty's birthday on 12 November 2009.

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Living people National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean expatriates in Malaysia 20th-century Singaporean lawyers Singaporean people of Malay descent Singaporean people of Yemeni descent People from Kuching Year of birth missing (living people) {{Singapore-bio-stub