Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). Born in Perak, Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman is an alumnus of the National University of Malaysia (UKM), where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. He also attended the Senior Executive course at the prestigious Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University USA, in 2011.
Datuk Wira Arham’s illustrious career spanning 32 years in MIDA began in 1989 as an Economic Affairs Officer specializing in the Foreign Investment Division, MIDA’s spearheading division for attracting and facilitating foreign investments into the country. In September 1994, Datuk Wira Arham’s exceptional track record earned him the position as the Deputy Director of MIDA Cologne, Germany, where he led MIDA’s investment promotion initiatives to companies in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and other Eastern European countries. In 2009, he contributed his extensive investment promotion expertise in the East Coast of the USA as the Director of MIDA New York.
Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman returned to Malaysia in 2013, where he helmed the Foreign Investment Division in MIDA. Beginning May 2015, he was selected as the Executive Director of Investment Promotion, leading 3 MIDA divisions under his portfolio; Foreign Investment, Domestic Investment, and Corporate Communications, subsequently ascending to the position of MIDA’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer I on 1st February 2019.