ABDUL RAHMAN ADNAN
CURRICULUM VITAE
Contact Details
B – 1 – 11, Sri Alam Condo,
Jalan Kelab Golf 13/1, Seksyen 13,
40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
+ 603 – 55136162
Permanent Address
Tel (Home)
+ 6012 – 2153800
Tel (Mobile)
Tel (Office)
Fax (Office)
Email
arahman98@gmail.com, a_rahman_adnan@yahoo.com,
Personal Particulars
Date of Birth
Gender
Nationality
IC No.
Marital Status
10 August 1951
Male
Malaysian
510810-08-6679
Married
Educational Background
Highest Education
Level
Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B) (Honours)
Field of Study
Law
Institution
International Islamic University Malaysia
Graduation Date
May 1989
Grade
2nd Class Upper
Employment History
(For full description see below – “Qualifications and Experience”)
Innovacia Sdn. Bhd
Position
Date Joined
Oct 2009
Parlimen Malaysia
Work Description
I am supporting Innovacia in communication, legal and
business-related training and advisory services.
Associate Consultant
Work Description
As a member of the Malaysian Parliament’s Research Unit,
my main responsibility was to assist Honorable Members of
the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara in researching facts
and figures and other material touching on every
conceivable issue of public interest for use in debates and
committee work in both Houses; as well as to advise on the
interpretation and impact of legislation being proposed by
the Government.
From March 2006 to March 2008, I was assigned, in
addition to my regular duties, to assist the Public Accounts
Committee to prepare its Honorable Members for its
meetings and hearings.
Last Position
Level
Salary and Allowances
Research Officer
Grade N48 (P1T8) / 2 yr Contracts beginning 19 Oct 2005
until 18 October 2009
RM 7321.56
Work Description
The Institute for Policy Research is a non-profit think tank.
I was responsible for organizing and conducting seminars,
conferences, study groups and undertaking studies and
research on current political, social, economic and
international affairs, and publishing and disseminating the
relevant reports, on a broad range of issues of interest to
policy makers, corporate and government leaders, at home
and abroad.
Director
Senior Manager
RM 6000
Institute for Policy Research
Last Position
Level
Salary
Date Joined
Apr 1996
Date Left
Oct 1998
Work Description
I wrote and edited leading articles (opinion pieces) in Malay
and English for publication in the daily newspapers New
Straits Times and Berita Harian.
New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
I started as a Reporter, progressing to Assistant News
Editor of The New Straits Times and Chief Leader Writer of
Berita Harian before leaving the company in order to
pursue a degree in Law.
Even after graduating as a lawyer and taking up legal
practice, I continued to write and edit on a freelance basis.
Last Position
Level
Salary
Specialization
Date Joined
Jul 1977
Chief Leader Writer, Berita Harian
Senior Executive
RM 3000
Journalist/Editor
Date Left
Jan 1984
Job Objective
In addition to being a qualified advocate and solicitor, I would like to use my experience in management,
teaching, journalism, communications (writing and public speaking), text editing and language skills.
Qualifications and Experience
Apr 1992
Aug 1991 – Mar 1992
Called to the Malaysian Bar.
Reading in Chambers
Master: Encik Abu Bakar bin Awang Ngah, of Bakar,
Khalil and Partners, Advocates and Solicitors, Kuala
Lumpur
Attended lectures on International Law at the
Academy of International Law, The Hague,
Netherlands
July 1990
1985 – 1989
Full-time study and graduated: Bachelor of Laws
(Honours), 2nd Class Upper from the International
Islamic University Malaysia.
Studied up to Third Year Level for degree in
Economics, majoring in Accountancy, Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia.
Secondary Education in English Medium at the
Malay College, Kuala Kangsar. Obtained Higher
School Certificate.
1970 – 1975
1963 – 1969
2
Experience
Apr 1992 – Oct 2005
Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
I started legal practice as a Sole Proprietor in 1992,
and from April 1996 in partnership with another
advocate and solicitor.
Dec 2001 – Mar 2005
Lecturer (Part time) Faculty of Performing Arts,
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Subjects taught:
Performing Arts Law, Islamic Thought in Literature,
Strategic Communication, Introduction to Classical
Texts, and Translation Basics.
Lecturer (Part time) Department of Social
Administration and Justice, Faculty of Arts and
Social Science, University of Malaya. Subject
taught: Social Legislation II (Malaysian
Employment and Labour Laws).
Director, The Drama Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
The Drama Centre was one of the first professional
modern theatre companies ever set up in Malaysia,
in collaboration with the late actor and director
Mustafa Noor (1950-1990)
Reporter, Sub-Editor, Assistant News Editor and
Chief Leader Writer, New Straits Times and Berita
Harian daily newspapers.
Member of Editorial Board, Watan (daily
newspaper).
Writer and Editor for Amir Enterprise [Publishers of
Suara Merdeka (weekly) and Sarina (monthly)].
Editor, Penerbitan Adabi Sdn Bhd.
Oct 2002 – Mar 2004
Jan 1983 – Jun 1985
Jul 1977 – Jan 1984
Jan 1977 – Jul 1977
Dec 1975 – Dec 1976
Mar 1975 – Nov 1975
Languages
Proficiency
(Best = 10, Worst = 1)
Language
English
Bahasa Malaysia
Bahasa Indonesia
French
Arabic
Besides being proficient in English and Malay, I am also able to read
and translate texts from French and Arabic.
Spoken
Written
10
10
10
10
8
8
5
6
5
6
Computer Skills
PC Literate
MS Office
Years
> 15
> 10
References
Available upon request.
3
Proficiency
Intermediate
Intermediate