O PEN IN G K EYN OT E SPEECH :
UND ERSTAND I N G M A LA YS IA : TH E LE G A CY, T H E M EN T A L I T Y , T H E F U T U R E
C HAIR M AN OF THE BUREAU OF O V ERSEA S ST U DEN T S
YB DATUK SERI REEZAL MERICAN BIN NAINA MERICAN
Y B D a t u k S e r i R e e z al Me ric an Bin Naina M eric an is a M e m ber of P a r l i a m e n t ( MP) f o r Kepala Bat as, Penang. He is al so se r v i ng as th e D e p u t y Minist er of Foreign Affairs. He was bo rn i n Ke p a l a B atas , Pu lau P inang on J uly 29 t h 19 72 . He rec e i ved h i s se c on d ar y e d u c atio n at S ekolah M enengah Kebangsaan A g a ma A l- Mas h o o r , Pu lau Pinang. T h e g r a d u ate o f I n te r n at ional I slamic Univ ersit y M alaysi a ( IIUM ) i n A r ab ic L an g u a ge and Lit erat ure was appoint e d as c h a i r ma n o f A m an ah R a ya Berhad on 20 14 d ue t o his vast e x p e r i e n c e in b an k in g an d inv est ment . He began his c areer i n v a r i ou s f in an c ial in s tit u tions suc h as Bank I nd ust ri M al aysi a B e r h a d a n d K u wait I jar ah House, where he was responsibl e f o r ov e r se e i n g th e in v e s t ment fund s in J ed ah and K u wai t r e sp e c t i v e ly . In t he po lit ic al ar e n a, h e was t he Polit ic al S ec ret ary to th e M i n i st e r o f W o m e n , F am ily and Communit y (20 00 -20 03 ), to th e F i na n c e Min is te r ( 2 0 0 3-2 00 8) and t o t he Prime M i n i ster (2008-2009). H e i s als o ac tiv e ly inv olved wit h Non-Governm en tal O r g a ni zatio n ( N G O ) s u ch as being t he Board M emb er o f M a l a ysi a Pr ih atin an d ad v isor t o Gabungan Pelaj ar M el ayu S e me n a n ju n g .