Board of Trustees
As mandated by our Act, our Board of Trustees comprises industry leaders from the public and private sectors. They work with the Team to set the strategy of the Foundation and maintain strong governance practices to serve our vision and mission.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Aaron Ago
anak Dagang
Minister of National Unity
Chairperson (as mandated by our Act)
Dato’ Seri Kalimullah Hassan
Committee Chairperson
ECM Libra Group
Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Hj. Shad Saleem Faruqi
Committee Chairperson
Professor of Law at Universiti Malaya
Mastura Marsam
Representative from the Ministry of Finance
Johan Rozali-Wathooth
Bintang Capital Partners
Vimala Menon
Digi (Board of Directors)
Dato' Munirah Looi
Brandt International
Datin Sri Sharifah Menyalara Hussein
Committee Chairperson
M&C Saatchi
The Team
The team is responsible for putting the Foundation's strategy into action, be it through direct programme delivery or expansion of the Foundation's giving capacity. Our team of driven individuals from diverse backgrounds is united by our common mission to shape the next generation of Malaysian leaders.
Ida Thien
Chief Executive Officer

Kularetnam Vijayakumar
Programme Manager

Muhammad Harun
Office Manager

Zainab Afiqah
Senior Executive

Celine Looi
Programme Executive

Raenuga Indran
Senior Marketing & Partnerships
Executive

Jit Lee
FutureReady
Programme Coordinator

Available Positions
Full-Time
Internships
Work Placements
If you do not see an opening that suits you,
we still want to hear from you!
Email us at contactus@yayasantar.org.my.

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