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SHARIFAH SOFIA SYED MOKHTAR SHAH
DIRECTOR
SHARIFAH SOFIA SYED MOKHTAR SHAH
DIRECTOR
Sharifah Sofia was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MMC Port Holdings Berhad on 22 April 2025. She is also a member of the Finance, Investment and Risk Committee.
Sharifah Sofia obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of York, United Kingdom, in 2015, and a Master of Science in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, in 2016. She holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Global Leadership from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, United States. In 2023, Sharifah Sofia was selected as one of 35 future leaders of Southeast Asia under the Temasek Foundation-Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Southeast Asia Next-Gen Leaders Programme.
Sharifah Sofia began her career in 2015 with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as an external consultant, working with the Ethiopia Country team to produce an integrated index for women in agriculture. She remained with the Foundation until the completion of the project in 2016.
In 2017, Sharifah Sofia served as Special Officer to the Group Chief Executive Officer at Pos Malaysia Berhad. She was subsequently appointed Executive Director of Tradewinds Group (M) Sdn Bhd, a position she held from 2017 to 2022, where she was responsible for overseeing financial and treasury functions, business restructuring and debt financing. During this period, she also served on the Boards of MMC Corporation Berhad, Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Gas Malaysia Berhad, DRB-HICOM Berhad and Pos Malaysia Berhad, all of which were public companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities Malaysia Berhad as of her appointment in 2018.
Sharifah Sofia has been a trustee of Yayasan Albukhary since 2018, where she led the strategic development of Albukhary International University. From 2023 to March 2024, she worked as an investment analyst at Gateway Partners, a private equity firm in Singapore. In September 2024, she was engaged as an external consultant with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (“UN DESA”) in New York, conducting research and analysis on financial regulations aimed at promoting private sector investment in sustainable development. She remained with the UN DESA until the completion of the project in December 2024.
Sharifah Sofia was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MMC Port Holdings Berhad on 22 April 2025. She is also a member of the Finance, Investment and Risk Committee.
Sharifah Sofia obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of York, United Kingdom, in 2015, and a Master of Science in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, in 2016. She holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Global Leadership from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, United States. In 2023, Sharifah Sofia was selected as one of 35 future leaders of Southeast Asia under the Temasek Foundation-Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Southeast Asia Next-Gen Leaders Programme.
Sharifah Sofia began her career in 2015 with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as an external consultant, working with the Ethiopia Country team to produce an integrated index for women in agriculture. She remained with the Foundation until the completion of the project in 2016.
In 2017, Sharifah Sofia served as Special Officer to the Group Chief Executive Officer at Pos Malaysia Berhad. She was subsequently appointed Executive Director of Tradewinds Group (M) Sdn Bhd, a position she held from 2017 to 2022, where she was responsible for overseeing financial and treasury functions, business restructuring and debt financing. During this period, she also served on the Boards of MMC Corporation Berhad, Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Gas Malaysia Berhad, DRB-HICOM Berhad and Pos Malaysia Berhad, all of which were public companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities Malaysia Berhad as of her appointment in 2018.
Sharifah Sofia has been a trustee of Yayasan Albukhary since 2018, where she led the strategic development of Albukhary International University. From 2023 to March 2024, she worked as an investment analyst at Gateway Partners, a private equity firm in Singapore. In September 2024, she was engaged as an external consultant with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (“UN DESA”) in New York, conducting research and analysis on financial regulations aimed at promoting private sector investment in sustainable development. She remained with the UN DESA until the completion of the project in December 2024.
