DATO' ABDUL MUTALIB BIN DATUK SERI MOHAMED RAZAK

Dato’ Abdul Mutalib bin Datuk Seri Mohamed Razak, aged 64, a Malaysian, is the Chairman of Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima). An Independent Non-Executive Director, he joined the Board of Media Prima on 5 December 2003 and was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Media Prima on 14 March 2005. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of Media Prima.

Dato’ Abdul Mutalib currently sits on the Board of Mardec Berhad, The New Straits Times Press ( Malaysia) Berhad and Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3), of which he is the Chairman. He is also Chairman of Metropolitan TV Sdn Bhd (8TV), Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (ntv7), Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd (TV9), Max-Airplay Sdn Bhd (Fly FM) and Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd (Hot FM).

Dato’ Abdul Mutalib was the Secretary/Legal Advisor to the Urban Development Authority from 1972 to 1975. He then went into private practice under the name Messrs Mutalib, Sundra & Low, later renamed Mutalib, Wan & Co, of which he is currently the Senior Partner. In 1984, Dato’ Abdul Mutalib was appointed Trustee Director of Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia (YPEIM), a post he held until 1988. He was also the Company Secretary of Yayasan Bumiputra Pulau Pinang Berhad from 1980 to 1990 and Deputy Chairman of Setron (M) Berhad from 1987 to 1990. He is one of the Presidents of the Tribunal for Consumer Claims and sits on the Board of various private companies.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Political Science from the University of Singapore in 1967 and was called to the Bar at The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, in 1970.