The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia today announced the appointment of Al-Ishsal Ishak as the new Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman. The appointment is effective from Oct 1 for a period of two years.
According to the ministry’s statement, Al-Ishsal, 49, holds a Bachelor of Management (Honours) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia and was a Japan Airlines Scholar at Sophia University, Tokyo.
After graduation, he was an entrepreneur in the digital space from 1994 to 2008.
He then went on to hold various other positions – chief digital officer of McCann Ericsson Worldgroup; chief executive officer of Baraka Telecom; senior vice president, marketing & products at Malaysia Airlines Bhd; group head ancillary income of AirAsia and various senior positions in Tune Group.
He was also the managing director of South-East Asia for Eco Capacity Exchange Ltd (London) as well as trainer and consultant for the Airbus group.
Al-Ishsal joined Pos Malaysia as group chief executive officer in February 2018.
He has also served on the board of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and is a former member of the National Information Technology Council (NITC).
He takes over the MCMC chairman role previously held by Tan Sri Dr Halim Shafie who resigned in July.
According to the ministry’s statement, Al-Ishsal, 49, holds a Bachelor of Management (Honours) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia and was a Japan Airlines Scholar at Sophia University, Tokyo.
After graduation, he was an entrepreneur in the digital space from 1994 to 2008.
He then went on to hold various other positions – chief digital officer of McCann Ericsson Worldgroup; chief executive officer of Baraka Telecom; senior vice president, marketing & products at Malaysia Airlines Bhd; group head ancillary income of AirAsia and various senior positions in Tune Group.
He was also the managing director of South-East Asia for Eco Capacity Exchange Ltd (London) as well as trainer and consultant for the Airbus group.
Al-Ishsal joined Pos Malaysia as group chief executive officer in February 2018.
He has also served on the board of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and is a former member of the National Information Technology Council (NITC).
He takes over the MCMC chairman role previously held by Tan Sri Dr Halim Shafie who resigned in July.
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