Badrul Feisal Abdul Rahim

Badrul Feisal bin Abdul Rahim (6 July 1969 – 31 May 2020) was a Malaysian business executive. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UMW Holdings from 2015 to 2020.[1][2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Badrul Feisal.
Badrul Feisal Abdul Rahim
بدرول فيعيسىل عبدالرحيم
Born(1969-07-06)6 July 1969
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Died31 May 2020(2020-05-31) (aged 50)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
OccupationBusinessman, President, Chairman and CEO of UMW Holdings

Education

Badrul Feisal held a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at the University of Missouri in Columbia, United States and an American Associate Degree (AAD) in Accounting at MARA College of Science.[1]

Career

Badrul Feisal joined UMW as Senior General Manager at the President's Office and Group Chief Executive Officer in December 2010 and was appointed Executive Director of the UMW Oil and Gas Division from April 2011 to December 2011. He also served as Executive Director of the Group's Corporate Development Division before being appointed as Head of UMW Group Operations in January 2013.[3]

He was also involved in senior management and directors at several companies such as Khazanah Nasional, Proton, Lotus and DRB-HICOM.[3]

Badrul Feisal was appointed President and CEO of UMW on 1 October 2015 replacing Syed Hisham Syed Wazir whose contract expired.[4][5]

He held the position of Associate Professor at the Center for Manufacturing Engineering Learning, University of Perlis, and was a member of the University of Kuala Lumpur UniKL Industry Advisory Board.[1]

Death

Badrul Feisal died on 31 May 2020 at KPJ Ampang Puteri Hospital due to a heart attack.[6]

After his death, he was succeeded by Azmin Che Yusoff as the acting President and CEO effective 5 June 2020.[7]

References
  1. UMW Holdings: Badrul Feisal Abdul Rahim UMW Holdings. Retrieved on 2 June 2020.
  2. Alzahrin Alias (1 June 2020). CEO UMW meninggal dunia Berita Harian. (in Malay) Retrieved on 2 June 2020.
  3. Alzahrin Alias (1 June 2020). Allahyarham tak lekang dengan senyuman Harian Metro. (in Malay) Retrieved on 2 June 2020.
  4. Sangeetha Amarthalingam (1 October 2015). Badrul Feisal replaces Syed Hisham as UMW CEO The Edge Markets. Retrieved on 2 Jun 2020.
  5. Badrul Feisal Presiden, CEO baharu UMW Berita Harian (in Malay) (12 August 2015). Retrieved on 2 June 2020.
  6. UMW head Badrul Feisal dies aged 51 New Straits Times (1 June 2020). Retrieved on 2 June 2020.
  7. UMW Holdings appoints Azmin as acting president and group CEO New Straits Times (5 June 2020). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by
Syed Hisham Syed Wazir		 President and Chief Executive Officer of
UMW Holdings Berhad
1 October 2015 – 31 May 2020		 Succeeded by
Azmin Che Yusoff (Acting)
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