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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. 

Datin Sri Sharifah Menyalara Syed Hussein

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Hj. Shad Saleem Faruqi
Member of the Board of Trustees

Datuk Wira Johan Rozali-Wathooth

Chair of the Administrative Committee

Datuk Mohamad Azhan bin Md Amir

Representative from the Ministry of National Unity

Dato' Dr. Munirah Looi

Chair of the Awards Committee

En. Muhammad Azlan bin Zakaria

Representative from the Ministry of Finance

Ms. Vimala Menon

Chair of the Investment Committee

Mr. Dzameer Dzulkifli

Member of the Board of Trustees

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.

Muhammad Harun
Office Manager

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Kularetnam Vijayakumar 
Chief Executive Officer

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Vinothini Janardanan
Senior Finance  Manager

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Raenuga Indran
Marketing &
Partnerships  Manager

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Jit Lee 
Programme Manager

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Aaron Mathew 
Associate Programme Manager

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Ameera Kamalrudin 
Senior Programme Executive

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Hiraniya Devi
Senior Finance Executive

Maisarah Mahmud
Senior Marketing & Partnership Executive

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Nadia Malyanah Azman
Marketing and Partnership Executive

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Tia Sofia 
FutureReady Programme Coordinator

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Aysha Fateeha

Programme Executive

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Aleeya Afandi 
Admin & Operations Executive

Team
Available Position

Careers

Join Our Team

Programme Coordinator
(Cikgu CTG)

Programme Coordinator (FutureReady)

Communications & Partnerships

Executive/Senior Executive

Programme Intern

Marketing Intern

Admin & Finance Intern

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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 

Create More Nation Builders.
Partner
With Us.

Together, we can empower and support a new generation of Malaysian leaders in shaping a better future for themselves and for all communities as a whole.

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Become A
Sponsor

A sponsorship of RM120,000 allows a Tunku Scholar to achieve their educational dreams and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Make A
Donation

Support a Scholar’s higher education journey or stretch your ringgit further by contributing to our endownment fund.

Partner
With Us

Accelerate the development of our Scholars by providing personal development, career and networking opportunities.

Should you and/or your organisation be interested in partnership opportunities with the Foundation, you may speak to us here:

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