Othman Abdul

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Wira Othman bin Abdul
Dato Wira Othman Bin Abdul is the Independent Non-Executive Director of KSK (previously named Kurnia Asia Berhad).
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 April 2008

Dato Wira Othman Bin Abdul is a prominent Malaysian corporate and political figure. He was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director for the KSK Group Berhad (previously known as Kurnia Asia Bhd) on 13 April 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and he is also appointed as one of the members of the Audit Committee.^[1]

Education

Othman Abdul was a former student from the National University of Malaysia. He studied science, majoring in sociology. After graduating in 1978, he worked as an officer in the Family Planning Board and the Kedah State Development Corporation. From 1980 to 1983, he was the Assistant District Officer of Pendang.

Career

He was elected as a Member of Parliament from April 1983 to 2004 and he was appointed twice as Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Department from 1987 to 1995 and subsequently his second appointment was from 1997 to 1999. Dato’ Wira Othman has 10 years of experience as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Department. He was appointed as MARA’s Chairman from 1995 to 1997. Subsequently, he was also Chairman of Westport from 1996 to 1998. During the same period from 1996 to 1998, he was also the Director for MBF Cards Services Sdn Bhd, MBF Discount Card and MBF Pacific Rent-A-Car Sdn Bhd.

Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad

Othman was also the KIMB (Koperasi Islah Malaysia Berhad) Chairman for four consecutive years. He also acted as the institution Audit Committee for KIMB up to June 2008. He is now replaced with Dr Haji Ahmad Zainuddin Bin Abdullah.^[2]

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