Dato’ Satinah Syed Saleh

DATO’ SATINAH SYED SALEH is a strategic education leader, consultant, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Cyberjaya, withover 30 years of experience in transforming Malaysia’s education sector. She is the Director of Melewar Learning Resources (Direct English) and Founder/Managing Director of Alpha Alsagoff Edu Resources, an education consulting firm focused on education policy analysis.

She sits on the Board of Governors at The British International School, KL (Nord Anglia UK) and serves as Chairman & Strategic Advisor at Academy Adelphi Worldwide Edu. Satinah previously held key national roles, including Member of the National Education Advisory Council (2018-2020), Board Member of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, and

Education Advisor to Khazanah Nasional.

Her public service includes leadership positions at the Ministry of Education, where she helped shape the Education Act 1996, the Economic Transformation Programme (education), and the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013–2025.

She holds degrees from the University of Malaya and Loughborough University UK, completed executive education at Harvard University USA and Australian National University (ANU). Satinah is also Deputy President of MACAS, former President and current Advisor of Malaysian Association for Education (MAE), and a proud Harvard alumni.