Dr. Fauziah Binti Ahmad

Independent Non-Executive Chairperson

• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Malaysian
• Date of Appointment: 8 March 2019
• Board Meetings Attended: 6/6

Dr. Fauziah Binti Ahmad, a Malaysian, aged 64, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairperson. She was appointed to our Board on 8 March 2019.

She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Civil Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom (1985), and was subsequently awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering from the same university in 1989. She has been registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 1991.

Dr. Fauziah began her career in 1983 as a Technical Assistant with Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (now Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai), where she was involved in supervising construction activities. She later pursued her higher education in the United Kingdom.

Upon completing her PhD, she joined Universiti Sains Malaysia ("USM") in 1989 as a lecturer in geotechnical engineering. During her tenure, she also served as a Research Officer at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, from March 1991 to October 1991. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998 and subsequently to Professor in 2010. Over her academic career spanning more than three decades, she was actively involved in teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, publication of technical papers, and provision of consultancy services in geotechnical and civil engineering. She retired in 2022 and continues to serve as an Honorary Professor in geotechnical engineering.