YANG BERHORMAT DATO' SERI UTAMA HAJI MOHAMAD BIN HAJI HASAN

PSD, SPNS, DSNS, DSSA, MLA

Minister of Defence Malaysia

In this Malay name, the name Hasan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the
person should be referred to by the given name, Mohamad.

Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan (born 2 May 1956) is a Malaysian
politician and the incumbent Deputy President of the United Malays National
Organisation (UMNO) since 2018. He was appointed as Minister of Defence
Malaysia on 3rd Disember 2022.

Background
Mohamad was born in Kampung Kundur Hilir, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, on 2 May
1956.

Education
Mohamad received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Datuk Akhir
Zaman, Rantau, and continued his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah
Kebangsaan Rantau. After completing secondary education, he went to Form 6
at Tuanku Ampuan Durah Secondary School, Seremban, and later pursued higher
education at the University of Malaya (UM) in 1975.

Early Career
Mohamad started his career as a Trainee in Malayan Banking and subsequently
appointed as Assistant Manager at Malayan Banking Berhad, and Manager of
Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad. Mohamad later moved to Bank
Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad, where he served as General Manager of Bank
Bumiputra London (1988-1992). After dabbling in the banking world, he moved to
the corporate sector as Chief Executive Officer of Cold Storage Malaysia Berhad
(1992-1994). His last position in the corporate sector was as Managing Director of
Cycle and Carriage Bintang Berhad (1994-2004).

In addition, Mohamad was also a member of the Board of Directors of Khazanah

Nasional Berhad, Chairman of the FIMA Berhad Group and Board of Directors of
Sepang International Circuit (SIC).