A name well known in the corporate world, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Halim Mohammad is the Founding Director of Halim Mazmin Group (HM Group) which was founded in 1980. He is currently the Executive Chairman of HM Group and is the Founder of Meritus University – a private higher learning institution licensed by Ministry of Education Malaysia.
He began his early career at sea – sailing on various merchant vessels and has today over 40 years of experience in the maritime industry. In the international arena, due to experience and vast knowledge, he was elected by the Paris-based Bureau Veritas – one of the largest international ship classification societies – as a member of its Sub Committee for Asia-Australia. He was also a Board Member of the prestigious UK-based North of England Protection & Indemnity Insurance Club for ship-owners worldwide.
Tan Sri Halim Mohammad served the government as the Director and Chairman of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) from 2004 to 2010 and he was a Board Member of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He was again re-appointed as Chairman of MATRADE in January 2019 and in April 2005, he was commissioned as an Honorary Captain of RMNRV of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
HM Group which Tan Sri Halim Mohammad helms has today evolved into a well-diversified corporation with investments in Maritime, Aviation, Higher Education and Hospitality. The group has now emerged as a leading player in the Malaysian shipping industry, offering excellent and quality service to its customers. The company, with its group of companies, has a broad-based operation, and is considered as one of the largest and most successful private sector-owned public listed shipping companies in Malaysia.
