<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Entrepreneur Datuk Hazimah Zainuddin has been appointed as the new chairperson of Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>She replaces former Melaka Chief Minister Tan Sri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam, who resigned as PUNB chairman effective June 25.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a statement today, the Prime Minister's Office also announced the appointment of four new directors of PUNB.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>They are Syed Naqiz Shahabuddin Syed Abdul Jabbar (senior partner at Naqiz &amp; Partners), Zarir Mohd Salleh (Head of Government - Linked Companies Department and Financial Institutions at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir (executive director of JP Morgan Chase Bank Ltd) and Azwan Baharuddin, (managing director of Accenture Malaysia)</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Hazimah is the founder and managing director of Hyrax Oil Sdn Bhd. She also sits on the Small Business Enterprise (SME) business advisory panel.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>She also served as a director of the Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research Sdn Bhd and ambassador to Commonwealth Business Women.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Prior to this, Hazimah also sat on&nbsp; the board of directors of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and Scientex Bhd. She also served as a council member of the&nbsp; Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and&nbsp; chairperson of the Women Association of Entrepreneurs of Malaysia.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): Entrepreneur Datuk Hazimah Zainuddin has been appointed as the new chairperson of Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB).

She replaces former Melaka Chief Minister Tan Sri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam, who resigned as PUNB chairman effective June 25.

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Hazimah Zainuddin appointed as PUNB chairperson

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<p>Taiwan prosecutors have charged a former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party with accepting T$17.1 million (US$522,392 or RM2.33 million) in bribes over a major property development in the capital and misuse of political donations.</p>
