Dato’ Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min

Dato’ Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min received his Bachelor in Surveying (Second Upper) from University of Technology, Malaysia in 1985 and Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 1997. He subsequently went on to obtain his PhD in Finance from Graduate School of Management, University Putra Malaysia in 2005.

Dr. Chen started his career with the Malaysian Civil Service in 1988 and has held many posts in the government. He has served in various divisions in the Ministry of Finance such as the Budget Division, Investment Division, Housing Loan Division, Finance Division and Fiscal and Economy Division of the Ministry. On 25th April 2014, he joined Ministry of Health as Deputy Secretary General (Finance). On 4th July 2015, Dr. Chen was appointed as the Secretary General of Ministry of Health Malaysia.

During his tenure as Secretary General of Ministry of Health and until his retirement, he was actively involved in several National Policy Task Forces and Health-related Councils. He also played a pivotal role in spearheading the fight against Covid-19. He was appointed as the Chairman of Protect Health Malaysia and a board member of several government companies such as National Heart Institute (IJN), National Kenaf & Tobacco, Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Malaysia Health Tourism Council (MHTC) and Protect Health Corporation.

He has published in international and local journals and was invited to present papers in international conferences and seminars. Dr. Chen has also attended several prestigious short courses namely in Harvard Business School USA and Oxford University Said School of Business UK. He is very active and excels in outdoor activities such as tennis, golf and hiking.

Dr. Chen retired officially from civil service on 4th February 2021.

At present, Dr. Chen is the independent Non-Executive Chairman of Optimax Berhad, board of director of Institut Jantung Negara Holdings Berhad (IJNH), board director of FOMEMA Sdn Bhd., Chairman/Director of Pro Health Medics Sdn Bhd and a trustee member of “Yayasan Sena”.

He is an alumni of Razak School of Government (RSOG) where he is a regular speaker on Leadership. Besides, he has been appointed as an academic advisor to board of director of Putra Business School, University Putra Malaysia in 2023.