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Council of Wawasan Open

The Council is the executive body responsible for the overall management of the institution. The present council comprises the following:

Chairman: Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik
Advisor, Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia    
Former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications, Malaysia
Former President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
Deputy Chairman: Dato’ Chet Singh
Director, Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI)
Former General Manager, Penang Development Corporation
Secretary: Mr. R Padmanathan
Founding Registrar of WOU (till 2006)
Former Deputy Registrar of USM, former Principal of Disted-Stamford College
Former Director of Administration, Allianze College of Medical Sciences          
Members: Prof Dr Wong Tat Meng
Vice Chancellor / Chief Executive Officer, Wawasan Open University
Tan Sri Dato’ Emeritus Prof Gajaraj Dhanarajan
(Hon) Director, Institute of Research and Innovation (IRI), Wawasan Open University
Former Vice Chancellor / Chief Executive Officer, Wawasan Open University
Former President / Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom
Chariman, Malaysian Timber Certification Council                                                      Former Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organisation
Emeritus Prof Dato' Dr CP Ramachandran                       
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine                                                                                  UiTM-Shah Alam, Selangor
Prof Dr Wong Poh Kam
Professor, Business School, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre
Dato’ Dr Leong Yueh Kwong
Chair, Centre for Environment and Sustainability Studies, Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI)
Dato' Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin
Director-General                                                                                                                    Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia
Dato’ Boonler Somchit
Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                          Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC)
Dato’ Dr Michael Yeoh
Founder /Chief Executive Officer / Director, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
Human Rights Commissioner, SUHAKAM .
Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim
Managing Director, Compass Rose Sdn Bhd
Trustee, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) Secretariat
Former Executive Director, GKP
Dato’ Dr R Thillainathan
Independent Non-Executive Director, Genting Berhad
Dato’ Dr Tan Tat Wai
Group Managing Director, Southern Steel Berhad
Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff                                                                                                          Executive Director, Ivory Properties Group
Ms. Janice Yeap Liew Kee                                                                                                     Senior Vice President, CIMB Group