KUALA LUMPUR: Corporate figure Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din (pic), who has contributed greatly to various industries, especially to the corporate and governance sectors in Malaysia, has been appointed the new chairman of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB).
His appointment is effective from Feb 2, 2025, until Feb 1, 2028.
The MACC is no stranger to Mohamad Salim as he was previously a member of its Consultative and Anti-Corruption Panel under the commission from April 2022 to March 2024, Bernama reported.
Mohamad Salim, who is also chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), was also reappointed as its chairman for a two-year term effective March 1. He first held the position from March 1, 2023, until last February.
He was previously a member of the MCMC board and served as interim chairman from June 2022 to December 2022.
Under Mohamad Salim’s leadership, MCMC recorded its best financial performance, achieving a net income of RM1.13bil last year, an increase of 38% from RM820.6mil the previous year.
Throughout his career across several decades, Mohamad Salim has held important positions in the corporate and regulatory sectors, including as group managing director of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd, founder of Gapurna Group and non-executive chairman of Giant Malaysia.
Mohamad Salim, who has achieved great success in the construction and property sectors over the past 30 years, has also received many awards from various parties such as the Real Estate Icon during the 2016 Pangkor Dialogue and the Best Business Icon at the Utusan Business Awards in 2015.
Apart from professional success, Mohamad Salim is also a long-time member of the Board of Trustees of the Cheras Education Foundation, which supports education in Malaysia.
His determination to bring about change in his community, industry, life or field of study has earned him the Eagle Award from the St John’s Alumni Association for his achievements and continued support of the St John Institution.
He also won the Best Global Masterclass CEO award at the Middle East Business Leaders Summit in 2015.
