Mohd Effendi Norwawi

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi (born 1 February 1948) is the Chairman of ENcapital and Bloomberg TV Malaysia.
Chairman ENcapital Group
Chairman Bloomberg TV Malaysia
Former Minister of Agriculture Malaysia (1999 - 2004)
Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit (2006 - 2008)
Former Executive Chairman of ENCORP Berhad (2008-2013)
Former Chairman of Bank Utama (1990 - 1995)
Former Executive Chairman of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) (1981 - 1995)
Sarawak State Assemblyman (ADUN) (1991 - 1999)
Member of Parliament Malaysia (1999 - 2004)
Senator, Upper House of Parliament (2006 - 2011)
Effendi Norwawi has been an administrator, politician and businessperson.
He initiated the modernization and commercialization of agriculture when he was the Federal Minister of Agriculture Malaysia, thereby ensuring the long-term growth of this crucial sector in Malaysia.
He was then invited by former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Badawi to head up the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. During his tenure as the Minister of EPU, Effendi initiated the National Implementation Task Force (NITF), the National Implementation Directorate (NID) and National Economic Action Council (NEAC) to accelerate the implementation of high impact national projects. He was principally involved in coordinating the master planning of the five corridor developments in the country. He was also appointed as Joint-Chairman with Minister Mah Bow Tan of Singapore for the Malaysia – Singapore Coordination Committee to facilitate the development of the Johor Corridor, Iskandar Regional Development Authority.
Effendi retired from politics in 2011 and returned to Encorp Berhad, the property development company he founded in 1995 and listed on the main board of the Bursa Malaysia in 2003, as its Executive Chairman.
His leadership at Encorp steered the company to its highest ever GDV of RM3 Billion and Effendi was awarded with numerous accolades, including the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award in conjunction with Enterprise Asia’s Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2012, the Brand Laureate Award for The Most Eminent Brand Iconic Leadership Category and he was also recognized as the HR Leader of the Year Award in conjunction with the Malaysia HR Awards in 2011.
He founded ntv7 in 1998, the premier private free-to-air Malaysian TV channel that he has also since divested.
Effendi is currently the Chairman of ENcapital, an investment holding company involved in property development, construction and media plus various overseas investment and holdings. A subsidiary, ENdaya is primarily involved in infrastructure construction and maintenance in Sarawak.
Effendi’s reputation in media made him the obvious choice to collaborate with Bloomberg L.P. to launch Bloomberg TV in Malaysia, to fill a gap in the marketplace for high-quality, market-moving business news, where updates on the country’s economic and business performance will be potentially seen by 340 million homes worldwide. Bloomberg TV Malaysia’s mission is to be the enabler for growth of investment and business in the country and inspiring the individual businessperson with “in depth business news to help grow business”.
A true-blue Sarawakian, Effendi served as Executive Chairman of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) for 15 years SEDC, where his numerous successes was recognized and he was awarded the Chief Secretary to the Government's Quality Award and the prestigious Malaysian Prime Minister's Quality Award in 1994.
Effendi was also previously the Chairman of Bank Utama 1990 to 1995 (now part of the RHB Banking Group) during which time he led its turnaround into one of the major banks in Malaysia.
Effendi attended the prestigious “Malay College Kuala Kangsar” from 1961 to 1967. He then furthered his education in Australia under a Federal Government Scholarship.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) majoring in Development Administration from the University of Tasmania. He was also conferred an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of Laws from the same University in October 2000. He was made Adjunct Professor under the Faculty of Business at the University of Tasmania in November 2008.
In September 2013, Swinburne University appointed Effendi as Adjunct Professor within the Faculty of Business and Design in recognition of his well-established success in Business and Property Development.
Effendi plays golf and practices aikido. He enjoys movies, music, singing, and is a guitar enthusiast. He has five children, and is married to Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina, Malaysia’s renowned Film and Stage musical Producer and actress.