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Dato’ Aidit Ghazali


Full Name: Dato’ Aidit bin Ghazali
Date of Birth: 8th July 1959
Place of birth: Gombak Setia, Selangor Darul Ehsan

Education

  • Primary, Secondary & College Education in Singapore (Anglo-Chinese School)
  • B.A. (Hons.) in Economics (1983) Stirling University, Scotland
  • M.A. Economics(1985), Vanderbilt University, USA

Work Experience

  • July 1983 – June 1992: Academic Staff, Kulliyah Of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia

  • 1990: Visiting Lecturer Of Islamic Economics, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

  • July 1992-August 1994: Fellow, Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia

  • 1994: Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Department Of Economics, Harvard University, USA

  • 1994 – 2000: CEO, Institute of Mind Development (INMIND)
  • 2001-2005: Founder/Principal Consultant, Akademi Aidit
  • 2003 till current: Managing Director, AG Aspirations Sdn Bhd
  • 2005 till current: Executive Chairman/Principal Consultant, Akademi Aidit Sdb Bhd

  • 2007 till current: Advisor, SimplyIslam Singapore

Institutional Involvement

  • 1994 till 2000 (Board Member, INMIND)

  • 1996 till 2000 (Board Member, INMIND Holdings)

  • 1996 till 2000(Board Member, International Malay Secretariat)

  • 1999 till now (Council Member, Selangor IT Council)

  • 2000 till now (Committee Member, Waqf Development Committee, Selangor Islamic Religious Council)

  • 2001 till now (Council Member, Selangor Bina Insan Council)

  • Member (various Selangor State Government Standing Committees)

  • Member (Selangor Islamic Religious Council)
  • Member Board of Advisor, Malaysia Institute of Entrepreneurship (IKMA)

  • Member, Malaysia Institute of Integrity

  • Pakar Rujuk, Majlis Perundingan Belia Selangor (2005-2007)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Korporat, Lembaga Zakat Selangor (MAIS), (2006-2008)

Awards

  • Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Vanderbilt University, U.S.A (1994)

  • Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, SSA (1997)

  • Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, DSSA (2001)

  • International Who’s Who of Professionals (1999 & 2001)

Publications

  • More than 50 books written or edited
  • More than 500 papers and articles

Present Engagements

  • Consultant to private corporations on issues pertaining to Islam, human resource development and policy formulation.

  • Principal Trainer on Islamic character development for Selangor State (main clients are state leaders, government staff, educationists and community leaders)

  • Consultant to Selangor State agencies and Federal Government on various policy matters and implementation of programmes.

Main Expertise

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Islamic Ethics

  • Islamic Work Culture

  • Islamic Economics

  • Personal Motivation

  • Policy Formulation

  • Human Resource Development

  • Parenting Development