1Malaysia Entrepreneur Awards 2010

(Picture from left: Chris Daniel Wong, COO, The Leaders Magazine; Dato' Sri Tony Fernandez, Group CEO, Air Asia Berhad and Tiffanee Marie Lim, AVP, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology)

The Leaders Magazine did it again!

The 1Malaysia Entrepreneur Awards, an initiative begun by Biro Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Usahawan Pemuda UMNO Malaysia (BEPU), in collaboration with the Leaders Magazine, sought to highlight the achievements of Malaysian entrepreneurs in various fields.

Held on October 17 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), the Award Ceremony served to highlight the ideals espoused by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia ideology - a point further reinforced with the fact that Award Winners come from all of the races of Malaysia. 

The event, aiming to recognise the achievements of Malaysia’s leading business leaders and honouring their contributions towards the country’s economic development, was graced by YB Khairy Jamaluddin and members of UMNO Youth, in what can be seen as tacit approval for the goals of the Award Ceremony.

Winners such as Datuk David Yeat Sew Chuong (INS Bioscience Bhd), Mr Ramaness Parasuraman (Return2Green Sdn Bhd) and Dato’ Jamal Md Yunos (Rukun Saksama Sdn Bhd) serve as examples of the great diversity and resilience of the Malaysian Entrepreneurship spirit.

YB Khairy Jamaluddin, commenting on twitter after the event, hopes that the Awards will be an inspiration to all Malaysians, and hopes that the event will be held again next year.

The list of winners is as follows:

Masterclass Entrepreneur of the Year

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Leong Hoy Kum - Mah Sing Group Bhd

Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak - CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes - Air Asia Bhd

Awards Sectoral

Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year - Dato’ Sri Edmund Santhara - Masterskill (M) Sdn Bhd

Emerging Entrepreneur of the year - Dato’ Jamal Md Yunos - Rukun Saksama Sdn Bhd

Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of the year - Tiffanee Marie Lim - Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Automotive - Dato’ Hj SM Faisal - Naza Group of Companies

Entertainment - Tuan Haji Burhanuddin Md Radzi - Les’ Copaque Production Sdn Bhd

Technology - Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin - Sapura Group

Telecommunications - Digi Telecommunications

Bioscience - Datuk David Yeat Sew Chuong - INS Bioscience Bhd

Engineering - Datuk Ir. Kuna Sittampalam - HSS Engineering Sdn Bhd

Pre-Development Land Investing - Dato’ Abdul Razak Abdul Ghani - Walton International Property Group (M) Sdn Bhd

Household - Lim Kim Heng - Sen Heng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd

Renewable Energy - Ramaness Parasuraman - Return 2 Green Sdn Bhd

Food & Beverage - Dato’ Hj. Syed Jamarulkhan - Syed Restaurant & Catering

Services - En Halmi Jasmin - Metro Parking (M) Sdn Bhd

Textiles & Fashion - Mohamed Faroz Mohamed Jakel - Jakel Kuala Lumpur

Energy & Engineering - Shafiz Shahrani Al-Haj - Shahpadu Energy & Engineering Sdn Bhd