DATO’ ABDUL KADIR MOHD DEEN

Dato’ Abdul Kadir Mohd Deen, aged 64, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima). He was appointed to the Board of Media Prima on 29 May 2007. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of Media Prima.

Dato’ Abdul Kadir currently sits on the board of Halim Mazmin Berhad, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad, Natseven TV Sdn Bhd and presently is the Chairman of MIT Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd and Big Events Sdn Bhd.

Dato’ Kadir was with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for over 33 years and served in various overseas postings, including Second Secretary at the Embassy of Malaysia in Manila, Philippines, 1973-1976; and First Secretary at the Embassy of Malaysia, Kuwait, 1977-1979. He also served as the Minister Counselor Deputy Permanent Representative, Malaysian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, 1984-1988. He was subsequently assigned as Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Malaysia, Beijing, People’s Republic of China in March 1988 to December 1989. In October 1990 he was reassigned as Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Malaysia, Tokyo, Japan and thereafter in July 1992 he was appointed High Commissioner of Malaysia to Sri Lanka until December 1996. From January 1997 to February 1999 he was High Commissioner of Malaysia to South Africa. He was reassigned as Ambassador of Malaysia to the Federal Republic of Germany; concurrently accredited to Switzerland and Greece from 1999 to 2003, before his retirement from the Malaysian Diplomatic Service.

He holds a B.A. (Hons) from University of Lancaster, United Kingdom.