Board of Directors

Datuk Nursiah Arshad
Chairman

Datuk Nursiah Arshad was appointed as the Chairman and the Board member of Prokhas on 21 December 2023. She previously sat on the Board of Majlis Amanah Rakyat, Amanah Raya Berhad, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Negeri Perak, Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Negeri Selangor, Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan, Anak Syarikat Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah and Anak Syarikat Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara.

She started her career in 1981 as the Assistant Director with the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). She was transferred to the Ministry of Finance in 1992 holding the Principal Assistant Secretary position and later in 2003, she was promoted as the Deputy Undersecretary of the Economic Division. She further expanded her career as the Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank, USA from 2004 until 2007. Upon her return, she was assigned back to EPU as the Director with the Services Industry Section before her appointment as the Deputy Secretary General (Policy) under the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development in 2008. Thereafter, she assumed the position of the Director General of Legal Affairs Division under the PMO until her retirement in 2015.

Datuk Nursiah holds a Master’s Degree in Economy from University of Wisconsin, USA, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Diploma in Islamic Studies from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She also holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN).

Norlela Baharudin
Director

Norlela Baharudin was appointed as the Board member of Prokhas on 22 May 2023. She currently serves on the Board of Berjaya Corporation Berhad as an Executive Director. She has also served on Perkeso Malaysia Investment Panel as an Independent Director.

Equipped with her expertise in the areas of strategic transformation, investment, financial reporting and business continuity, Norlela brings with her over 30 years of working experience in various industries locally and abroad holding senior leadership positions such as Finance Director, Managing Director, Executive Director and Senior Management Team member. Among the companies she served were WPP Business Services Sdn Bhd, BASF Asia Pacific, Shell Shared Service and Shell Regional Asia Pacific, Australian Government Analytical Laboratory, Bureau Veritas, Avis Car Rental and Leasing Sdn Bhd and The Bank of Nova Scotia.

Norlela is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), a member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) and a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountant of Australia (FCPA Aus). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Commerce in Accounting (Hons) from York University, Canada and Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate from ELS Institute, Kuala Lumpur.

She is a volunteer of the Yayasan My First Home and the Steering Committee of 30% Club Malaysian Chapter.

Mohd Fariszan Ahmad
Director

Mohd Fariszan Ahmad was appointed as the Board member of Prokhas on 31 August 2023. He is currently the Deputy Undersecretary of the Strategic and Generic Sector under the Government Investment Companies Division (GIC), Ministry of Finance (MOF). Presently, he sits on the Board of several subsidiaries of Minister of Finance Incorporated.

He started his career with the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development as the Assistant Secretary in October 2000. He further continued his service in the public sector with the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board Sabah in 2002 before commencing his career at the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in 2004. During his tenure at the Ministry he holds various positions such as Senior Assistant Secretary and Principal Assistant Secretary until 2009. He ventures into private sector with Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) under the Cross Fertilization Program where he was attached to the Risk and Policy Advisory Division for a year until September 2010. He returned to the same Ministry and continued serving for another five years and his final position was the Deputy Director. Thereafter he was assigned as the Head of Indirect Taxes Section with the MOF until 2017.

He begins a new chapter with the Ministry of Rural Development as the Deputy Undersecretary with the Strategic Planning Division before being assigned to a new position as the Undersecretary of the Corporate and Skills Development Division from February 2021 until June 2023.

Mohd Fariszan holds a Diploma in Business Studies from Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He also holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and has attended Advanced Leadership Development Programme (INTAN – Harvard). He is also active in non-governmental organisations and is currently the Yang Dipertua Alumni SMK Gunung Rapat, Ipoh, Perak (ASGURA) and the Advisor of the Pertubuhan Amal Ehsan Malaysia.

Datuk Siti Zainab Omar
Director

Datuk Siti Zainab Omar was appointed as a Board member of Prokhas on 12 January 2024. She served as the Solicitor General II of Malaysia prior to her retirement in May 2023.

During her tenure of thirty-six (36) years in public service she served on the Boards of several governmental statutory bodies and companies such as KWAP (Pensions Trust Fund Incorporated), Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) Sdn. Bhd., Indah Water Konsortium, Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad, Sepang International Circuit Sdn. Bhd., Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka, Yayasan Melaka, Syarikat Air Melaka and several other organisations. Notably, she served as the Chairman of the Labuan Financial Services Authority for two (2) years. She was also appointed as one of the committee members in the Law Harmonization Committee in Islamic Finance established by the Central Bank of Malaysia.

In public service, she started her career in the Judicial and Legal Service of Malaysia in 1987 as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Prosecution Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC). Since then, she held various positions in the AGC such as Federal Counsel and Head of Unit of Advisory Division, Deputy Head of Advisory Division, Director of Inspectorate and Supervisory and Head of Advisory Division of the AGC.

She has also served as the State Legal Advisor of Malacca, Treasury Solicitor and Deputy Treasury Solicitor in the Ministry of Finance and legal adviser in the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts and the Ministry of Works. She was also the Deputy Director (Legal) in Putrajaya Corporation.

In these capacities, Datuk Siti Zainab has also gained wide experience not only in domestic laws but also in international matters, having chaired, led or participated in many international forums, negotiations, and disputes involving the Federal Government.

Datuk Siti Zainab holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons) from the University of Essex, United Kingdom and was admitted to the Bar of England & Wales (Grays’s Inn) in 1986. In 1998 she was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor.

Currently, Datuk Siti Zainab is also serving as a Commissioner in the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission. She was appointed by the Yang diPertuan Agong on 1 February 2024.

Faezali Mustafa R. Jumabhoy
Director

Faezali Mustafa R. Jumabhoy (Faez) was appointed as the Board member of Prokhas on 16 July 2025. He currently serves on the Board of Land & General Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

Faez brings with him a 30-year background in international real estate and hospitality industry investment and development advisory, funding, financing, asset management and investment banking.

He is a Director at Globus Holdings Limited Hong Kong & Kuala Lumpur prior to which he was Managing Director, Sector Head Real Estate Wholesale Banking at CIMB Banking Group, Kuala Lumpur from April 2011 until June 2023. During his tenure, he played an essential role in guiding CIMB to a leading position in acquisition and development financing and the issuance of REITs/IPOs in ASEAN.

Prior to CIMB, he co-founded and served as Managing Director of TransAct Asia from September 1994 until April 2011.

His earlier career includes positions as Director at Horwath Asia Pacific, Hong Kong & Singapore, Group Operations Analyst at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong, Controller du Credit at National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Paris, France and Operations Manager at R. Jumabhoy & Sons (M) Sdn Bhd.

Faez holds a Master's Degree in Professional Studies, Finance & Marketing from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration, Ithaca, New York, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance & Quantitative Methods from Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.