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Datuk Wira. Dr. Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff is an avid strategist, perennial wordsmith, accountable and serial entrepreneur, and serious policy intellectual. Born in 1967 to the city of Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Dr Rais Hussain has over 29 years of experience launching and expanding large, complex, and ultimately successful enterprise initiatives and international programs across a broad range of technical enterprises in for-profit and non-profit environments including but not limited to, The Star, Telekom Malaysia, Teleglobe Canada, MCI WorldCom, Axis Technologies, and Goldnet Resources. Dr. Rais was also the former Chairman of Malaysian Digital Economy Corp (MDEC). He has special interest in Digitalizing telecommunication, Recalibrating his country Malaysia.
Dr. Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff was an excellent student during his academic years. He has studied and finished his Bachelors in Economics (Hons.) in 1992, Masters in Management in the year 2002 and Doctorate in Business Administration in 2017 all from International Islamic University Malaysia. He has also completed Senior Advance Management Program (ASEAN) in 2013 from the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Dr Rais Hussain has also received several honors nationwide. They include, Darjah Cemerlang Seri Melaka (D.C.S.M) Malacca State Government (2019), Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (D.P.M.P) Perak State Government (2010, Darjah Seri Melaka (D.S.M.) Malacca State Government (2009), the Top 21 Malaysian Technopreneurs Technopreneur Association of Malaysia 2008, Malaysia’s Top 200 Bumiputera Corporate Chief (2005), Tokoh Alumni UIAM ~ Usahawan Technopreneur International Islamic University Malaysia Alumni Association (2011) and Award of Distinction for Exemplary IIUM Alumnus International Islamic University Malaysia Alumni Association (2015).
Dr. Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff was appointed as the new chairman of MDEC in June 2020. But has stepped down from the position in June of 2021. He has written more than 200 articles, technical reports, published conference abstracts, and papers tabled within international organizations. He is frequently invited to give talks and chair meetings.
Dr. Rais Hussain explains that Malaysia 5.0 was inspired by Japan’s Society 5.0 initiative and that it is a concept that proposes putting society at the center of technology so that technology serves society and not the other way around. Malaysia has been at the forefront of championing Islamic banking and finance for the last three decades. The Malaysian government, through MDEC, has started serious work to embed the Islamic digital economy in the grand design of the Malaysian blueprint of the digital economy. MDEC has introduced the Islamic Digital Economy Guide (Mi’yar), a reference for startups, venture capital, and supporting ecosystem players who wish to explore and understand various components of the Islamic Digital Economy.
“One of the key aspects of Malaysia 5.0’s vision is building digital infrastructure with a unified alliance of stakeholders both within government and across the private enterprise. This “Unity Alliance” is an economic coalition that will serve society in its migration into the digital age.” He says. To sum up, straddling between science, strategy, communication and policy advice – thus has sought to influence governments to adopt a private public partnership, as advocated by World Bank, to resolve any market break down or conundrums, Datuk Wira, Dr Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff is a noted thought leader in Malaysia and a highly sought-after Writer/ Columnist and Conference Presenter. He has a passion for bringing together the best possible resources and talents in pursuit of a prosperous, just and dynamic Malaysia. Perhaps most notably, Dr. Rais Hussin was responsible for overseeing the preparation of the first election manifesto to ever trigger a change of government in Malaysia.
