Dato’ Hishamuddin Aun, was appointed Group Editor-In-Chief of NSTP on 1 January 2006 and was subsequently appointed as Director on 27 June 2006. Presently he is a member of the Executive Committee of NSTP. In addition to this, Dato’ Hishamuddin sits on the Board of Governors of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Dato’ Hishamuddin Aun started his career in journalism with BERNAMA in 1979. In 1982, he left the Agency to join Berita Harian as a Cadet Journalist. Nine years later, he was made the Assistant News Editor, Berita Minggu and a year later the News Editor, Harian Metro.

From 1994 to 2000, he was the Sports Editor of Berita Harian, and later Associate Editor, Specialised Operations in June 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to Assistant Editor, Specialised Operations and later as the Group Editor, Berita Harian in 2003. Dato’ Hishamuddin became Deputy Group Editor-in-Chief of NSTP in 2005 before his appointment as Group Editor-in-Chief a year later.