Azlan Sharom is a graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Sheffield and began his career through thirteen years in the semiconductor industry at Intel Penang. He then spent three years in the service of the Government of Malaysia including a period at the Ministry of Higher Education, which provided first-hand exposure to matters of national policy and administration, while developing a broad appreciation of work cultures in both private and public sectors.

Azlan’s career has since developed in education, stakeholder management and organisational development.

He has held senior management and leadership positions in organisations relating to education in schools, including as CEO of Sapura Smart School before becoming the inaugural CEO of Yayasan AMIR, leading the development of Malaysia’s Trust Schools Programme in partnership with the Ministry of Education.

His interest in human potential and organisational development was further enhanced while employed at SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, a global upstream oil and gas services provider, during which time he also served on the Board of Governors of UNITAR International University.

He is presently Director of National Schools (Malaysia) at International Schools Partnership Limited, a British educational organisation that operates schools across six regions worldwide, including Southeast Asia.

Azlan also chairs the Board of Trustees of Insan Siddiq Berhad, a non-profit organisation that advocates integrity as a human issue and sets out to educate and cultivate future generations who are morally, intellectually and spiritually accomplished persons.