Dr Amir Raslan Abu Bakar is a distinguish executive, researcher and educator with extensive board-level, corporate and public-sector leadership experience. He has demonstrated high impact sustainable development initiatives, governance, strategic planning and operational execution across premier institutions, including tenure as CEO of Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampong Bharu , Senior Executive Director at the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Senior Strategic Planning Specialist at the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), Associate Professor of Practice at the Putra Business School and Senior Business Consultant for many transformational projects in Malaysia and abroad. Throughout his career, Dr Amir has consistently driven large-scale economic transformation, capital allocations, and organizational restructurings while maintaining a strong commitment to public policy advocacy, financial stewardship, excellence education deliveries and strategic partnerships.

Holding a PhD from the University of Cambridge alongside a rich portfolio of advanced postgraduate degrees spanning strategic management, finance, law accounting, public policy, economics, statistics, urban design, IT, business engineering, cybersecurity management and education. Dr Amir bridges high-level academic research with real-world applications. As an active lecturer and trainer / coach in the corporate management as well as public sector, he has delivered executive and postgraduate education across numerous prestigious Malaysian and international institutions including University of Cambridge, University of Lancaster, Victoria University, Sunway University, Putra Business School, University of Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and International Islamic University, Malaysia. Dr Amir is also a member of MENSA Malaysia. His competency in education encompasses in comprehensive curriculum design, MQA and international accreditation stewardships (AACSB / ABEST21), postgraduate supervisions, and specialized coaching for C-suite leaders and educators, establishing him as a dedicated mentor and expert in developing human capital for global competitiveness.