Dr. Firdausi Suffian

Dr. Firdausi Suffian is the Chief Executive Officer of Invest Sabah Berhad, the official investment promotion agency of Sabah, Malaysia. Under his leadership, the agency serves as a one-stop center for investment facilitation, driving efforts to enhance Sabah’s investment climate, attract high-quality investments, and foster economic transformation through sustainability, digital innovation, and policy development.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, UK, a Master’s in Public Policy (Policy Analysis) from the Australian National University (ANU), and a first-class honours degree in Administrative Science from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.

As recognised expert, Dr. Firdausi has spoken as keynote and panellist at high-powered global forums, government events, and business chambers on investment, economic development & sustainability. He has contributed to policy formulation at both state and federal levels and serves as Chair of the Industry Advisory Board at University of Nottingham Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He is also a visiting lecturer at Mondragon University, Spain.

Firdausi has authored several academic works, including The Political Economy of Malaysia’s Industrial Policy and a book chapter on social and political deglobalization, both published by Springer.