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Ilham Binti Umar Thabii

Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Age: 39
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Malaysian
  • Date of Appointment: 27 August 2024
  • Board Meetings Attended: 6/6

Ilham Binti Umar Thabii, a Malaysian aged 39, was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2024. She serves as the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nominating Committee as well as the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from International Islamic University Malaysia in 2010 and a Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice from the same institution in 2014. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2011.

Ilham commenced her legal career with Zain & Co as a pupil-in-chambers and subsequently joined Mazlan & Associates in 2011 as a Legal Assistant, where she was involved in corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets proposals, and the establishment of private equity funds. In 2013, she joined Cyril & Co (now known as Cyril Zhafri & Co) as a Partner, where she gained exposure in civil litigation cases.

In 2015, she co-founded Ilham Lee as a Partner of the firm, where she specialised in corporate and capital markets advisory, including initial public offerings (IPO), mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and real estate-related matters. Following the cessation of the firm's operations in 2025, she co-founded MIUT Global Sdn Bhd, a consultancy firm, where she currently serves as Director, overseeing the overall operations of the company.

She currently sits on the boards of several non-listed public companies, namely Panda Eyes Group Berhad and Rentak Segar Group Berhad. She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Group.

She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on her by any relevant regulatory bodies.