Dato’ Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min

Dato’ Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min was appointed to our Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the ARMC on 8 April 2025.

He began his career with the Malaysian civil service in 1988 and has held various positions in the Malaysian government. During his service at the Ministry of Finance, he served in several divisions, including Budget, Investment, Housing Loan, Finance, and Fiscal and Economy. On 25 April 2014, he joined MOH Malaysia as deputy secretary general (Finance).

On 4 July 2015, he was appointed secretary general of MOH Malaysia, a role he held until his retirement on 4 February 2021. During this period, he was actively involved in several national policy task forces and health-related councils, and played a pivotal role in spearheading Malaysia’s fight against COVID-19. He also served as chairman of Protect Health Malaysia and sat on the boards of various government-linked organisations, including Institut Jantung Negara, National Kenaf and Tobacco Board, Clinical Research Malaysia, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, and ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

In addition to his public service, he has published research in both local and international journals, and presented papers at international conferences and seminars. He has also completed prestigious executive programmes at Harvard Business School, US, and Oxford University Saïd Business School, UK.

He currently serves as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Optimax Holdings Berhad, Chairman of IJN Holdings Sdn. Bhd., and is a director of several private companies in Malaysia.

He does not have any family relationships with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.