He had served as Managing Director of PhamaniagaBerhad from 2003-2006. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Pharmaniaga Manufacturing SdnBhd from 1994-2003;

Azhar Hussain

He started his career in Glaxo Malaysia in 1976 as a House Pharmacist and managed theproduction unit as a Production Executive before being promoted to Assistant Manager in 1981 and subsequently manages its inventory management, production planning, cGMP compliance and overall plant manufacturing in 1983 as the Production Manager;

In 1989, assumed the position of Technical Manager and posted to Glaxo Pakistan for 6 months and was promoted to Technical Director in 1993. In 1993, he was made a Director in Glaxo Malaysia’s Board of Directors. He is currently the Chairman of Kotra Industries Berhad upon his appointment in 2014;

Encik Azhar holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wales, United Kingdom and is an Associate Member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia. As the past president of the Malaysian Organisation of Pharmaceutical industries (MOPI), Encik Azhar has facilitated and encouraged the development of the pharmaceutical industry. He also served as the President in the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, Malaysia Affiliate (ISPE Malaysia).