International Advisory Council

The International Advisory Council (IAC) is established as a forum for the exchange of ideas between ​Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and various sectors of society as well as eminent international scholars. The IAC members are appointed amongst prominent individuals who would be able to contribute to the strategic development of the University.

The IAC is responsible to provide guidance and advice to UTP in its journey towards the successful accomplishment of its vision and mission and its aspiration to achieve sustainable global prominence vis-a-vis academic; research, innovation and commercialisation; student development and experience; and sustainability. 

The IAC's Chairman and Members are appointed by the University's Board of Directors and have been meeting annually since 21 February 2003. After 2019, the IAC meeting has been changed to biennially.​​​​​​

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​​Farehana Hanapiah​
ITPSB Chairman​

Ruslan Islahudin
SVP & GCHRO, PETRONAS

IAC Ex-Officio

​ Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid​
Chairman, Atri Advisory, Malaysia​

Professor Dr. Reiko Kuroda​
Designated Professor, Frontier Research Institute, Chubu University, Japan​

Dr. Jennifer Holmgren​​
CEO, LanzaTech, USA

Dr. Nick ​Wayth​

Chief Executive, Energy Institute, UK​

Ir. Mohamed Firouz Asnan, FASc ​

President / CEO, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia​

Professor Dr. Emanuela Tilley

Professor & Director, Integrated Engineering Programme, University College London​

Zara Zamani

Co-Founder, Chief Product and Technology Officer, 4+ Ventures

Professor Dr. Phoon Kok Kwang

President, Singapore University of Technology & Design

Dr. Anh Phuong Nguyen

Founder & CEO, COMPA STEM

Professor Dr. Mark Somerville

President & Co-Founder, Greenway Institute

Dato’ Seri TPr (Dr.) Maimunah Binti Mohd Sharif

IAC Member​

​Imran Abdul Kadir

IAC Secretariat

^{*Updated as of 1​​ May 2025​​​​​​​​​​​​}