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Dato' Sri Idris Jala is the current Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Department and chief executive officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu). He is a Senator in the Dewan Negara, upper house of parliament. Before that, Idris used to work for Shell. In 2005, the Malaysian government elected him as CEO of Malaysia Airlines due to massive losses of the company. In February 2006, he announced the airline's business turnaround plan from a 9-month loss of USD400 million in 2005 to achieving a record profit of USD260 million in 2007. He served until August 2009.In May 2008, Idris appeared on national television announcing the airline's first ever 'zero fare' for domestic and a selection of international flights, a move that raised his spat between him and AirAsia's boss, Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes to a new level.Idris Jala is a Kelabit from Sarawak and is a Christian. He is one of the few non-Malay non-Muslims to have been appointed to head a GLC.

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Dato’ Sri Idris Jala

Dato’ Sri Idris Jala is the Advisor to the Prime Minister on the National Transformation Programme and CEO of PEMANDU, an organization tasked with spearheading Malaysia’s transition towards high income status by 2020. For six years, he also served as Minister in the Malaysia Prime Minister's Department.

In 2014, Bloomberg placed Idris Jala among the top 10 most influential policy makers in the world. Under his leadership, PEMANDU was also named by NESTA, UK and Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of the top 20 most innovative Government agencies in the world. Idris Jala has served on the Advisory panel for the World Economic Forum (WEF) on New Economic Growth and also on the Advisory Panel of World Bank. Prior to his Government stint, Idris Jala was Managing Director/CEO at Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for three years. Before MAS, he spent 23 years at Shell, rising up the ranks to hold senior positions including Vice President, Shell Retail International and Vice President Business Development Consultancy. He holds a Bachelor degree in Development Studies and Manage

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Who is Idris Jala?
Dato' Sri Idris Jala, who is from the Kelabit ancestry and a Christian (one of the few non-Malay non-Muslims to have been appointed to head a GLC), is the current Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Department and acting Chief Executive Officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU). He is also a Senator in the Dewan Negara, the upper house of Malaysian Parliament. Idris Jala graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang in 1982 with a Degree in Management, finishing with an award as one of the top graduates. He later obtained a Masters Degree from University of Warwick, UK, 4 years later.

Idris Jala was rather an unknown name until his sudden rise to national prominence when he accepted the appointment as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysia Airlines, MAS on 1st of December 2005, under a 3-year contractual agreement. He undertook the helm from Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Dahlan who retired 4 months earlier.

While in SHELL
Before joining MAS, Idris was attached with a major oil company,