Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz
    A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz
    A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz
    Ebook73 pages56 minutes

    A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz

    By Perdana Leadership Foundation

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    TAN SRI DATUK SERI RAFIDAH ABDUL AZIZ was Malaysia’s longest serving-Minister of International Trade and Industry, holding the position from 1987 to 2008. As Minister, Tan Sri charted a firm path for Malaysia’s growth as a trading nation within the ASEAN region and internationally. Under her leadership, Malaysia successfully negotiated numerous trade deals and carved concessions from multilateral agreements such as the AFTA. Although retired from politics, Tan Sri is an active corporate leader, chairing the board of AirAsia X.

    Tan Sri Rafidah was one of the country’s earliest professional economists, having earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Universiti Malaya. This conversation traces her childhood to her years in academia and subsequently, her entry into politics, highlighting the turning points and events that shaped her leadership style. She also shares her views on trade negotiations, women in leadership, education, and politics. This publication shines a spotlight on one of Malaysia’s most dynamic leaders, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPerdana Leadership Foundation
    Release dateJun 12, 2018
    ISBN9789670821207
    A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz
    Author

    Perdana Leadership Foundation

    Perdana Leadership Foundation was chartered in January 2003 as a non-profit organisation, founded with gifts from people who supported the vision of a thriving research and learning institution dedicated to the study of Malaysian leadership and nation-building. It is unique in the sense that it began as an entirely private sector initiative, seed-funded and organised by private sector individuals and corporations. Most of the Foundation’s present trustees were the early benefactors of this Foundation. The Foundation’s physical home in Precinct 8, Putrajaya, was completed in October 2003. The stately building now houses the Perdana Library, an auditorium as well as a multi-purpose hall in addition to the offices of the Foundation’s Honorary President and Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. A tax-exempt, non-profit organisation, the Foundation intends to become the premier institution for the study of Malaysia’s Prime Ministers and the central resource centre for research into national stewardship as well as a platform for reflection, debate, and discussion with distinguished figures in Malaysian leadership. On May 10, 2005, the Foundation was officially launched by the fifth Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. who expressed the government's full support for the Foundation's objectives and programmes Perdana Leadership Foundation aims to: Highlight the contribution of Malaysia's past Prime Ministers in the social, economic and political development of the nation Create awareness of the development process of the nation and draw lessons from the nation's history to enhance future development Become the premier resource centre for the policies, strategies and initiatives adopted under Malaysia's various Prime Ministers which may be used and adapted by other developing nations The Foundation also has a broader objective i.e. to promote global understanding by providing a channel for scholars and thinkers to undertake research and idea-sharing for lasting, peaceful resolutions

    Read more from Perdana Leadership Foundation

    Related to A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz

    Related ebooks

    Personal Memoirs For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Big Gamble

      Apr 9, 2022

      The Big Gamble
      12 min read

    • Article

      Good Fortune

      Sep 20, 2017

      Good Fortune
      3 min read

    • Article

      How To Deal With Dad

      Jun 3, 2022

      How To Deal With Dad
      4 min read

    • Article

      Economy The Big Worry

      Aug 14, 2021

      Economy The Big Worry
      7 min read

    • Article

      Is Covid-19 Terminal For The Rising Middle Classes Of Malaysia And Indonesia?

      Jul 10, 2021

      But movement restrictions forcing people to work from home and cautious spending from consumers hit his company hard and Johnson lost his job in August last year. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get th

      6 min read

    • Article

      To Pay Or Not To Pay

      Jun 9, 2023

      To Pay Or Not To Pay
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Long Shadow Of Covid

      Apr 24, 2021

      The Long Shadow Of Covid
      6 min read

    • Article

      Nur Amalina Che Bakri

      Nov 10, 2021

      Nur Amalina Che Bakri
      2 min read

    • Article

      Opening Essay

      Oct 14, 2021

      Opening Essay
      8 min read

    • Article

      Here’s A Thought:

      Jan 20, 2021

      Here’s A Thought:
      1 min read

    • Article

      From The Editor-in-chief

      Oct 16, 2021

      Five months from now, we will mark the second anniversary of the single most defining event of our time — the coronavirus pandemic. In the 19 months since the WHO declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic, the virus has killed nearly 5 million

      2 min read

    • Article

      Meet The Judges!

      May 25, 2020

      A multiple award-winning legal professional, with over 50 national and global awards, Professor Thuli Madonsela has eight honorary doctor of laws degrees, one of which was awarded by the Law Societies of Canada. She holds a BA Law from Uniswa, a Bach

      6 min read

    • Article

      MEET THE judges

      Jun 17, 2022

      MEET THE judges
      3 min read

    • Article

      MEET THE judges

      Apr 28, 2023

      Founder and CEO of Awakened Global We’re honoured to welcome Nonkululeko, a woman who knows all about breaking the proverbial glass ceiling, to the Women of the Future judging panel. Today, she is the CEO of Awakened Global and she serves on the boar

      3 min read

    • Article

      MEET THE judges

      Apr 21, 2023

      BEAUTY PARTNER We’re honoured to welcome Nonkululeko, a woman who knows all about breaking the proverbial glass ceiling, to the Women of the Future judging panel. Today, she is the CEO of Awakened Global and she serves on the boards of PPC and Shopri

      3 min read

    • Article

      MEET THE judges

      Apr 19, 2024

      MEET THE judges
      3 min read

    • Article

      MEET THE Judges

      May 27, 2022

      MEET THE Judges
      4 min read

    • Article

      Deep Impact

      Dec 10, 2021

      Deep Impact
      7 min read

    • Article

      Meet The Future Of Agriculture

      Jul 13, 2020

      In March this year, Syngenta launched its eighth annual business leadership programme in partnership with the North-West University Business School and Grain SA. The programme, initially limited to participants in the grains industry, was rebranded t

      3 min read

    • Article

      Farai Mubaiwa

      Jul 30, 2021

      Farai Mubaiwa
      1 min read

    • Article

      Lynette Ortiz

      Apr 1, 2022

      Lynette Ortiz
      1 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      A Conversation with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz - Perdana Leadership Foundation

      Introduction

      Perdana Leadership Foundation embarked on the Oral History series in 2006 with the mission to record, preserve, and share the personal accounts and recollections of history by those who played key roles in it. Our series started with the longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia and our Honorary President, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and continued with his wife, who was also one of the nation’s earliest Malay women doctors, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali.

      To date, we have had conversations with the former Chief Secretaries to the Government, the late Tan Sri Saleha Ali, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, and our Chairman, Tan Sri Azman Hashim.

      The conversations are transcribed, and, with the subjects’ permission, published. The recordings are preserved in our Perdana Library and can be accessed by researchers upon request. These conversations serve as useful reference for those interested in first-hand accounts of Malaysia’s past, and personal views of its present and future.

      Profile

      Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz

      Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz greeting Malaysia’s second Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein. This photo is courtesy of Dato’ Sri Nazir Tun Razak.

      Tan Sri Rafidah (right) greeting Tun Abdul Razak Dato’ Hussein, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, early 70s

      Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Air Asia X Board on 3 March 2011 and redesignated as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Chairman upon listing of the Company on 10 July 2013. She is also Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board and Safety Review Board of the Company.

      She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Malaya.

      She is Malaysia's longest-serving Minister of International Trade and Industry, having served in that capacity from 1987 to 2008, and contributes a wealth of international experience.

      Prior to this, she held the portfolio of Minister of Public Enterprises from 1980 to 1987 and Deputy Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1980. Tan Sri Rafidah also has experience lecturing at the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Malaya between 1966 and 1976. She now serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Business, University Utara Malaysia.

      She has received various awards from the states of Selangor, Perak, Melaka and Terengganu as well as from Argentina and Chile. She has also been conferred Honorary Doctorates from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak Malaysia, the University of Malaya and Dominican University of California, United States of America.

      She also serves as Chairman of Megasteel Sdn Bhd, and Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studio and is the patron of several NGOs.

      Interviewer’s Profile

      Mohd Shahwahid Haji Othman

      Mohd Shahwahid Haji Othman is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He specialises in the economics and valuation of policies and impacts affecting natural resources and the environment. He obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Resource Management and Policy from State University of New York, Syracuse in 1989. Currently, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences Humanities (JSSH) and is the head of the Sub-cluster of the National Professor Council. He is the recipient of UPM’s prestigious 2011 Vice Chancellor Award for Research (Social Science).

      Interviewer’s Profile

      Normaz Wana Ismail

      Normaz Wana Ismail is an Associate Professor in economics at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is also the Deputy Director of the Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She received her PhD in Economics from University of Southampton, United Kingdom. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Macroeconomics, International Trade and Research Methodology. More than 30 postgraduate students have graduated under her supervision, including 6 PhDs, Master of Science, Master of Economics and MBAs.

      Her research interests include ASEAN studies, particularly issues related to intra-regional trade, foreign direct investment, convergence and economic growth. Current research interest in international economics are mainly focused on the use of gravity model in international trade including trade relationships with free trade agreement, language, infrastructure and other trade costs. She has published a number of publications in cited refereed journals, books and chapters in books and presented over 20 papers at national and international conferences.

      She also served as a consultant to government agencies such as the Economic Planning Unit and Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK). At the international level, she is also involved in consultation work with Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).

      1

      Childhood

      DR. MOHD SHAHWAHID (DMS) | Assalamualaikum and a very good morning. We are most honoured to be here with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, the Non-Executive Independent Chairman and Director of AirAsia X, Chairman of Supermax Corporation Berhad, and Malaysia’s former Minister of International Trade and Industry. To start this interview, Tan Sri, please tell us about your family background.

      TAN SRI RAFIDAH AZIZ (TSR) | I had a very normal childhood. I was not much of a child, however; I matured very fast. I don’t

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1