OUR PATRON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DYMM TUANKU TENGKU FAUZIAH BINTI AL-MARHUM TENGGKU ABDUL RASHID TUANKU RAJA PEREMPUAN PERLIS
PATRON
Always very concerned for the less fortunate, DYMM Tuanku Tengku Fauziah has long been active in various charity work. DYMM Tuanku Tengku Fauziah hopes that with the Yayasan Tuanku Fauziah, Malaysian women can become leaders locally and internationally to contribute back to society by improving the lives of their fellow citizens.
DYTM TUANKU HAJJAH LAILATUL SHAHREEN AKASHAH KHALIL RAJA PUAN MUDA PERLIS
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Tuanku Hajjah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil, is very well aware of the important role education plays in creating a generation that is physically and mentally resilient, as well as having strong mental acumen and intellect. Due to defend her Ph.D. in 2021, she is the first Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Patron of the National Autism Association, Perlis Branch, Patron for the Association of Registered Carers Malaysia and (Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia). As the Chair of Yayasan Tuanku Fauziah (YTF) she hopes to further empower Women in Search of Excellence to produce dynamic women leaders.
TAN SRI DATO' SRI DR. NG YEN YEN
Board of Trustees
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen served as the Minister of Women, Family and Communiyt Development from 2008 - 2009, and then as Minister of Tourism from 2009 to 2013. Her appointment as a full minister marked a milestone as the first Malaysian Chinese woman to hold a cabinet position.
DATO' YEOH SOO MIN
Board of Trustee
Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min’s accounting background has served her well in her role as executive director and head of accounting systems and finance at the family-owned conglomerate YTL Corporation. She heads many corporate initiatives and is a trustee of IJN Foundation and Women’s Leadership Endowment Fund.
DATO' RAJASEKARAN A. MURUGAIAH
Board of Trustee
Dato' Raja handles general commercial and civil litigation. He was appointed a member of the Homebuyer Claims Tribunal until 2013, and in 2017 was appointed as the chairman of the Ad-hoc Arbitration Panel for the 29th SEA Games Kuala Lumpur
DATO' CHARON MOKHZANI
Grants Coordinator
Dato’ Charon’s background is in law and corporate finance and he was an independent director of CIMB Berhad. He is now the Managing Director of Khazanah Research Institute and Executive Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad.