KUALA LUMPUR, 2 May 2023 — Former minister Dato’ Sri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has been appointed as the ninth Chairman of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) effective immediately.
According to MATRADE, Reezal Merican has an extensive track record in government service, having served as the Minister of Housing & Local Government (2021-2022), Minister of Youth and Sports (2020-2021), and Deputy Foreign Minister (2015-2018).
Additionally, he chaired Amanah Raya Berhad from 2013 to 2015 and given his extensive experience in international affairs, diplomacy, government, administration, and industry relations, Reezal Merican is well-positioned to lead and guide Malaysia’s national trade promotion agenda and facilitate export-oriented investments into the country, MATRADE said in a statement today.
MATRADE is confident that his appointment as chairman will contribute to the growth and diversification of Malaysia’s exports in new and existing global markets.
Reezal Merican, in accepting the appointment said he is honoured to be given the opportunity to serve as the chairman of MATRADE.
“With this role, combined with Minister of MITI’s leadership, we can better propel Malaysia’s trade and export performance to remain excellent and achieve stronger growth”, he said.
MATRADE is an agency under MITI and is mandated to execute trade promotion initiatives for the country. Currently, it has six regional offices around Malaysia and 46 global offices ever-ready to assist Malaysian companies through exporters capacity building programmes, trade advisory and financial facilitation, business matching, market intelligence and market access, project negotiations and e-commerce.
— Akses Malaysia
