Aged 61, Tan Sri Dato’ Muhammad Ali Hashim  is a Non Independent Non Executive Chairman and has served as the Chairman of KPJ since 15 September 1993. Tan Sri i is the Group Chief Executive of Johor Corporation (JCorp), the ultimate holding corporation of KPJ, since January 1982.

He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics (Honors) degree in 1969 and participated in the Senior Executive Programme, Stanford University, USA in 1985. Tan Sri was conferred the Honorary Doctor of Management by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia on 19 August 2000; Honorary Doctorate in Entrepreneurship by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) on 24 May 2007; Honorary Doctorate in Technology Management by Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTH M) on 2 September 2007 and was awarded the prestigious Maal Hijrah 1428H Appreciation Award by Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong on 20 January, 2007.

Tan Sri’s tenacity, business acumen and entrepreneurial leadership had enabled Johor Corporation to grow into one of Malaysia’s leading conglomerates with more than 250 companies, 8 of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia and another one on the London Stock Exchange. This highly diversified Group offers meaningful career opportunities to more than 50,000 employees.

As the CEO of JCorp Group, Tan Sri had also successfully steered the Group through extreme business challenges, especially when the JCorp Group was hard hit by the 1997 Asian crisis. In 2006-2007, JCorp, through Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad had also successfully acquired two PL C’s namely QSR Brands Bhd and KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd, overcoming a protracted hostile challenge. This had led to the exercise becoming one of Malaysian landmark corporate acquisitions. JCorp, has also successfully managed Malaysia’s one and only `marketdriven’ local authority, namely the Pasir Gudang Local Authority (PGLA ), with Tan Sri Ali as the President with mayorial responsibilities since January 1982.

JCorp was the single most important agency responsible for Pasir Gudang’s development into one of Malaysia’s vibrant and dynamic industrial townships. PGLA made history by becoming the first business-driven Local Authority in Malaysia to issue a Mudharabah Bond rated triple ‘A’ by Rating Agency Malaysia (RA M). Tan Sri also sits as the Chairman of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, QSR Brands Bhd, KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd, Sindora Berhad, Johor Land Berhad and Damansara Realty Berhad, which are JCorp’s subsidiaries listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia).

Tan Sri is also active as a Council Member of Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), President of the Johor Football Association, President of the Malaysian Kite Council, and Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Chamber of Commerce (MICC), Chairman of the MICC Corporate Bureau, and Chairman of Kumpulan Waqaf An-Nur Berhad, an Islamic endowment institution that spearheads JCorp Group’s CSR programmes, including the unique Corporate Waqaf Concept initiated by JCorp.

Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving KPJ. He has not been convicted for any offence, and has attended all four (4) Board of Directors’’ Meetings of the Company in the financial year ended 31 December 2007.