Mohd Sidek Hassan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Sidek. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd Sidek bin Hassan (born 24 June 1951) is a Malaysian former civil servant, who served in the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of the Malaysian Civil Service from 1974 to 2012, with the last six years as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.^[1] Upon his retirement as Chief Secretary to the Government, he was appointed as the Chairman of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the national oil and gas corporation of Malaysia, a position he served from July 2012 to June 2018.^[2]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan PMN PSM SJMK SPMS SPCM SSAP SUMW DGSM PNBS DHMS DIMP KMN
12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office 3 September 2006 – 24 June 2012
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak
Preceded by	Samsudin Osman
Succeeded by	Ali Hamsa
Chairman of Petronas
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2018
Preceded by	Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin
Succeeded by	Ahmad Nizam Salleh
5th President of International Islamic University Malaysia
In office 2 June 2008 – 1 June 2013
Chancellor	Ahmad Shah
Preceded by	Sanusi Junid
Succeeded by	Rais Yatim
Personal details
Born	Mohamad Sidek bin Hassan (1951-06-24) 24 June 1951 (age 74) Cherok Paloh, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya
Residence(s)	Putrajaya, FT, Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Malaya (B. Econ.) Southern New Hampshire University (MBA)
Profession	Civil Servant

Career

Sidek began his career on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He has extensive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) including postings at MITI offices in Tokyo, (Japan), Sydney, Australia and Washington, D.C. (United States of America). He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (Trade) on 19 January 2001 and as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on 24 October 2004. He was appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia on 3 September 2006.

Sidek served as President of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) between 2008 and 2013, and was the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) from 2012 to 2018.

Sidek is a former Board member of Top Glove Corporation Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and was Chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDEC) from 2016 to 2018. He was appointed as Chairman of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission for a 3-year term, effective 1 July 2020.

Sidek holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in Public Administration from University Malaya and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from New Hampshire College, United States of America (now Southern New Hampshire University).

He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and an Honorary Doctorate degree in International Business from IIUM.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2007)^[3][4]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2006)^[3]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1994)^[3]
• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2011)^[3][5]
• Kedah :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2008)^[3]
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2010)^[3][6]
• Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2009)^[3]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2006)^[3]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2001)^[3]
• Perak :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (2007)^[3][7]
• Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2008)^[3]
• Selangor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2011)^[3][8]