Nationality
Malaysian
Age
63
Board Appointment
1 March 1993
Length of Service
23 years
Tan Sri Datin Paduka Siti Sadiah Sheikh
Bakir, aged 63, is an Independent Non-
Executive Director of KPJ Healthcare
Berhad (KPJ), re-designated on 1 May
2015, from Non-Independent, Non-
Executive Director. Tan Sri served as
the Managing Director of KPJ from
1 March 1993 until her retirement on
31 December 2012. From 1 January
2013 until 31 December 2014, she
served as KPJ’s Corporate Advisor.
She is the Chairman and Pro-Chancellor
of KPJ Healthcare University College
(KPJUC) since 1 August 2011 to date.
She holds a Bachelor of Economics from
University of Malaya and an MBA from
Henley Business School, University of
Reading, London, United Kingdom.
Her career with Johor Corporation
(JCorp) commenced in 1974 and she
has been directly involved in JCorp’s
Healthcare Division since 1978. She
was appointed as the Chief Executive of
Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd
(KPJSB), from 1989 until the listing of
KPJ in November 1994.
Tan Sri currently sits as a Director of
Kulim (M) Berhad, Chemical Company of
Malaysia Berhad (CCM) and CCM
Duopharma Biotech Berhad. She served
on the Board of Damansara REIT
Managers Sdn Berhad – The Manager
for Al-‘Aqar Healthcare REIT and Al-
Salam REIT, from 2006 until March
2016. Tan Sri was also a Director of
KFC (Holdings) Bhd and QSR Brands
from 2010 until their privatisation in
2013. She was an Independent Non-
Executive Director of Bursa Malaysia
from 2004 to 2012 and a Board member
of MATRADE from 1999 to 2010.
Committed to promoting excellence in
healthcare, Tan Sri is the President of
Malaysian Society for Quality in Health
(MSQH), the national accreditation body
for healthcare services, elected since its
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inception in 1997 to date. Currently,
she also sits on many other councils
and committees at the national level.
In 2010, Tan Sri was named the ‘CEO of
the year 2009’ by the New Straits Times
Press and the American Express. She
has also received many more awards
and accolades from 2011 to 2015, due
to her contributions to the healthcare
industry in Malaysia.
She launched her biography entitled
“Siti Sa’diah: Driven by Vision, Mission
and Passion”, penned by Professor
Rokiah Talib, Penerbitan Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2013.
Tan Sri is a member of the Academic
Committee of the Razak School of
Government (RSOG), and sits on several
University Committees, namely Universiti
Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Malaya
(UM) and University of Reading Malaysia.
She was appointed as a Director of
UUM in January 2016.
Other than as disclosed, she does not
have family relationships with any
Director and/or major shareholder of
KPJ and has not been convicted for any
offences. She attended five (5) Board of
Directors’ Meetings of the Company,
held during the financial year ended
31 December 2015.
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