ABOUT US

our team

LEADERSHIP

ADVISORS

Lev Umanov

Blockchain

Prof. Dato' Dr. Md Gapar Md Johar

Research & Innovation

Dr. Adam Amril Jaharadak

Cyber Security

Nasrol Muhaimin

Metaverse

Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr. Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid

Executive Chairman

A passionate educator, social entrepreneur and a firm believer that education is the game changer in transforming young minds.  His passion has transformed MSU into a sustainable, entrepreneurial and internationally recognised University with offshore campuses and learning centres.  He later established MSU Medical Centre that provide healthcare services that serves the local and international communities.

Significant achievements for MSU, among others, include accreditation by ACEEU, highest graduates Employability Rate, Most Entrepreneurial Private University, respectable ranking by QS World University Rankings and Time Higher Education.  In addition his personal recognitions include ACEEU Lifetime Achievement Award, Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Award, Edupreneur of the Year and ASIC Chairman Inspirational & Innovation Leadership Award. 

Aliasgar Abbas

CTO

Blockchain for business & software integration is where his passion lies.

Aliasgar has been consistently delivering enterprise-grade software solutions and building products for his clients and partners. He is a bonafide leader who strives to achieve sustainable growth through innovation and opportunism.

With over two decades his journey in the tech industry, Aliasgar has worked for global organisations like Merrill Lynch, London, and managed projects Globally.

Opportunities that have shaped his technical excellence comes from architecture, building and delivering  a range of solutions. Successful delivery of a major smart billing project and regional award winning SOA implementation for a Southeast Asian utility company are a couple of noteworthy projects that gives him an edge in understanding the running of a tech business, with all the bells and whistles.

Effendy Zulkifly

CEO

Effendy is a Certified Blockchain Expert from The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center located in Frankfurt, Germany and obtained Certificate of FinTech Programme from Oxford University.

In January 2017, he was appointed as Director of Blockchain Development for AGA Global Associate Holding based in Kuala Lumpur. He is a Co-Founder of Crypto Valley, Malaysia that registered under the Registry of Societies, Malaysia established in 2018 as a technology chamber of commerce with Blockchain Technology and Emerging Technologies as the enabler for Industry 4.0. Author of two books, ‘The Techno Revolution, Blockchain Manual 101’ and ‘ABCDs that are changing the world’

Now he is actively promoting the value of Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0), Blockchain and Emerging Technologies that involving the development of Halal Blockchain and Food Supply Chain, Decentralized Mobile Wallet and Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), Industrial IoT and Emerging Technologies for Academic and Industry.

Aliasgar Abbas

CTO

Blockchain for business & software integration is where his passion lies.

Aliasgar has been consistently delivering enterprise-grade software solutions and building products for his clients and partners. He is a bonafide leader who strives to achieve sustainable growth through innovation and opportunism.

With over two decades his journey in the tech industry, Aliasgar has worked for global organisations like Merrill Lynch, London, and managed projects Globally.

Opportunities that have shaped his technical excellence comes from architecture, building and delivering  a range of solutions. Successful delivery of a major smart billing project and regional award winning SOA implementation for a Southeast Asian utility company are a couple of noteworthy projects that gives him an edge in understanding the running of a tech business, with all the bells and whistles.

Paul Sykes

CMO

Paul’s expertise is in branding and marketing where he helps organisation in design, build and launch new ventures, designing transformational business models, and establishing novel go-to-market strategies. Paul had spent time growing a fintech firm ready for IPO, that ultimately helped the company win a global fintech award. 

 He has held senior positions at Barrows Shopper Experience Agency, WPP, Sentient Partners Brand and Design Agency and at the British Design Council in London.  Paul has also worked on Big 4 consulting project design thinking and customer experience. Paul is currently authoring two books related to Design Thinking – Business 5.0 a human centred approach, & Humanising technology. MSU. 

Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Ghazali

Industrial Linkages

Dr Abdul Jalil Ghazali currently oversees MSU’s industry-university partnerships, entrepreneurship ecosystem and development of Start-Ups in emerging technologies.  

He has over 37 years of experience in various management roles in human resources and education in both local and multinational companies and had served PETRONAS, PROTON, JT International, Maybank Investment Bank and FGV IFFCO.

 He holds a Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) from University of Newcastle, Australia and is a Certified Professional Coach.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Ghazali

COO

Dr Abdul Jalil Ghazali currently oversees MSU’s industry-university partnerships, entrepreneurship ecosystem and development of Start-Ups in emerging technologies.  

He has over 37 years of experience in various management roles in human resources and education in both local and multinational companies and had served PETRONAS, PROTON, JT International, Maybank Investment Bank and FGV IFFCO.

He holds a Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) from University of Newcastle, Australia and is a Certified Professional Coach.