KOTA KINABALU : – Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (Sabah Electricity) is pleased to announce the appointment of Saadiah Aziz as Chairman of Sabah Electricity effective 31 July, 2025.
She succeeds Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau.
Saadiah, 49, formerly a Senior Vice President of Khazanah Nasional Berhad brings with her a spectrum of more than 24 years working experiences ranging from programme and project management, stakeholder’s engagement & management, business development and marketing, management and monitoring, data management, research & analysis in offshore capital market and bond rating across industries and sectors.
Sabah Electricity’s Board of Director, Management Team and staff welcome the appointment of Saadiah.
“We believe her leadership will help steer Sabah Electricity through the challenges and achieve its aspiration,” Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Ir. Ts. Mohd Yaakob Hj Jaafar said in a statement Sunday.
Saadiah notably was part of the early members of the 10-year (2005-2015) Government Linked Companies (GLCs) Transformation Programme, a national priority that aimed attransforming GLCs into high performing entities and as well as various national level projects during her more than 16 years tenure in Khazanah Nasional Berhad.
Prior to that she also served in the capital market domain in Labuan Offshore Financial Service Authority and Malaysian Ratings Corporation Berhad.
She holds a Master Degree in Science, Strategic Management of Projects from University College London (UCL) where she was awarded British Chevening Scholarship & Khazanah Global Scholarship and Master in Science, Financial Management and a Bachelor Degree in Accounting both from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. She also completed the Executive Programme in London Business School on Executing Strategy for Results.
Prior to her appointment, Saadiah was an Independent Director of Suria Strategic Resources Sdn Bhd, an energy related infrastructure company which is a 100% owned entity of the Malaysia Ministry of Finance Inc.