
Dato' Sri Haniff Bin Omar
(Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman)
Age 68 , Malaysian Male
Dato’ Sri Haniff Bin Omar was appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of G3 Global Berhad on 9th June 2025.
Dato’ Sri Haniff Omar is a distinguished Malaysian public servant with a decorated career spanning over three decades in the government sector, focusing on national security, international relations, and public administration. He brings to the table a wealth of experience garnered from high-level roles in the Prime Minister’s Department and the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
He began his government service in 1984, joining the Research Division of the Prime Minister’s Department. Over nearly three decades, he played an instrumental role in national-level research and strategic policy formulation. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Director of the Foreign Workers Division at the Immigration Department of Malaysia, overseeing vital national interests related to labor migration and border control.
In 2014, Dato’ Sri Haniff rejoined the Research Division as Deputy Director General. In this capacity, he concurrently headed the division’s Security and Transnational Issues portfolio and served as Deputy Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. His leadership contributed significantly to Malaysia’s counter-terrorism efforts and national security strategies.
Regionally, he was a prominent figure within ASEAN’s security landscape, serving as the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee under the ASEAN Intelligence Community (AIC-CTC) from 2016 to 2019.
His diplomatic credentials are equally noteworthy, with overseas postings that include Second Secretary at the Malaysian High Commission in Bangladesh, Counsellor in Brunei, and Minister at the Embassy of Malaysia in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Dato’ Sri Haniff holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Development Studies from Universiti Sains Malaysia (1982) and a Diploma in Public Administration from INTAN (1983).
Beyond his government service, he is actively involved in various non-governmental and civil society initiatives. He currently serves as Chairman of Pertubuhan Mesra Pengguna Malaysia, Deputy Chairman of the Global Islamic Unity Forum (GIUF), Deputy Chairman I of the International Entrepreneurs Chamber of Malaysia (IECM), and Deputy President of the Selangor Chapter of the Malaysian Security Industry Association (PIKM).
His exemplary contributions have earned him multiple state and federal honors, including the Darjah Seri Melaka (2008), Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (2012), Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (2013), and Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (2016).
Dato’ Sri Haniff Omar is recognized for his strategic leadership, dedication to national service, and his ongoing commitment to fostering international cooperation and civil society engagement.
He does not hold any other directorship in any other public companies or public listed companies.
Dato’ Sri Haniff Omar does not have any conflict of interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
He does not hold any shares directly or indirectly in the Company. He does not have any family relationship with any other director and/or substantial shareholders of the Company.