Datu Haji Soedirman bin Aini

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Datu Haji Soedirman bin Aini started his career with Petronas in 1982 where he served in the Economic and Investment Evaluation Department, Corporate Planning Division and in its subsidiary company, ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser Sdn Bhd. After serving 13 years with Petronas, he joined the Sarawak State Government where he served for 24 years.

Prior to his retirement with the State Government in 2019, he held the position of General Manager of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC). His previous employment in the Sarawak Civil Service includes being the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Social Development, Director of State Implementation Monitoring Unit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industrial Development, Deputy State Financial Secretary and State Accountant- General. Between November 2002 and September 2003, he was seconded to Amanah Saham Sarawak Berhad as its Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure with the Sarawak Government, he also served on the Boards of MLNG 3 and MIDA.

Datu Haji Soedirman is currently a Director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad. He also sits on the Board of various Government-Linked Companies and Non-Governmental Organisations.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He has completed the Macro Economic Policy and Management Program at Harvard University.