And in his last few years in the civil service as secretary-general of the Agriculture Ministry, Annuar was in charge of the drafting of the Third National Agricultural Policy.
Clearly, he knows a thing or two about broad, long-term planning. Which is one reason why he was tapped to become Pos Malaysia Bhd chairman in April 2001. The one thing the company needs most right now is a road map to help it navigate through phenomena such as globalisation, liberalisation and the technology boom.