KUCHING: Sarawak corporate leader Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah (pic) has been reappointed to the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) Board of Directors for another two years, effective Aug 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027.
He remains the sole Sarawak representative on the Board.
Medan expressed gratitude to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz for approving the extension, and also thanked MATRADE chairman Datuk Seri Reezal Naina Marican, fellow Board members and MATRADE staff for their support.
“I look forward to another two great years of achievements at MATRADE,” he said.
MATRADE Sarawak Office described the extension as a vote of confidence in Medan’s experience and leadership, particularly in driving Malaysia’s export agenda and strengthening Sarawak’s export networks.
A native of Bario and a law graduate from the University of Malaya, Medan has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, beginning as a legal trainee at Petronas in 1982.
He rose through senior ranks, including as managing director of Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd and later, group CEO of Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (2016–2023).
He also served in leadership roles at Gazprom, Petronas Dagangan, Petronas Gas and other Petronas-linked companies.
Currently, he sits as an independent director on the boards of Petroleum Sarawak (PETROS) and Ancom Logistics Berhad.
In academia, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors of UOW Malaysia University Colleges in August 2023.
He has completed executive programmes at The Wharton School, INSEAD, and the University of Texas.
His core expertise spans legal advisory, marketing and trading, strategic planning, and supply chain management.
