Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed
Advisor to the Society for Promotion of SDGs and Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy)
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biography
Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed is a distinguished Malaysian leader with a career spanning nearly five decades. He spent 13 years as a civil servant before embarking on a 36-year political journey, which concluded with his complete retirement in September 2023.
He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Melbourne University and a postgraduate degree in Development Economics from Boston University.
Throughout his political career, Dato’ Sri Mustapa held several key ministerial positions, including Deputy Finance Minister, Second Minister of Finance, Minister of Entrepreneur Development, Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy).
Since retiring from politics, Dato’ Sri Mustapa has focused on advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in poverty alleviation and education. He currently serves as an Adviser to the Society for the Promotion of SDGs, an Adviser to the Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies at Universiti Malaya, and a Distinguished Fellow at the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network at Sunway University.