An agency formed to help the bumiputra


PETALING JAYA: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) was set up in 1966 to increase bumiputra participation in trade and industry and raise their socio-economic status in line with the New Economic Policy. The body was formed after the passage of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act.

A council comprising a chairman, a deputy chairman and nine other members form Mara’s top management.

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