Aireen Omar named AI Malaysia chairperson
KUALA LUMPUR: Aireen Omar, former AirAsia Bhd chief executive officer, has been appointed chairperson of AI Malaysia Bhd, the government’s newly established agency tasked with spearheading and coordinating Malaysia’s national artificial intelligence (AI) agenda.
KUALA LUMPUR: Aireen Omar, the former CEO of AirAsia, has been appointed as the chairperson of AI Malaysia Bhd, a government agency dedicated to leading and coordinating Malaysia's AI agenda. This comes after the agency's launch by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on July 28. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced that Aireen, who currently serves on the board of Tune Protect Group Bhd and is an adjunct professor at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, brings over two decades of experience in business transformation, technology, and regional growth.
Her expertise includes venture scaling, AI, digital transformation, capital strategy, corporate governance, and market expansion across Southeast Asia.
AI Malaysia's primary responsibility is to coordinate the national AI agenda, promote safe and responsible AI adoption, and advance the National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 towards achieving AI Nation 2030. The appointment of AI Malaysia's initial board is seen as a significant step in strengthening the government's institutional foundation for the AI agenda.
The inaugural board comprises leaders from both public and private sectors, with diverse backgrounds in national transformation, public policy, digital economy development, investment, and AI innovation.
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