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Syed Zainal Abidin
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Dato Sri' Haji Syed Zainal Abidin bin Syed Mohamed Tahir is a Malaysian businessman, and previously the Vice President of Downstream Marketing (2017 to 2020) for PETRONAS, a Malaysian state-owned, Fortune Global 500 oil and gas company.. Early life Syed Zainal Abidin attended the Penang Free School, graduated in 2979. He continued his study at the University of Maryland, United States of America, graduated in 1985 with the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Career Syed Zainal Abidin is appointed as the Chairman of by the Ministry of Education in Malaysia in July 2018 He has been the Vice President of Downstream Marketing in PETRONAS from July 2017 to June 2020. During his tenure, he also holds the various positions in its subsidiaries, namely: # Managing Director/Chief Executive Director of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) # Chairman of PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI) # Chairman of ENGEN Limited, a South African oil company and a subsidiary of PETRONAS After his departure from PETRONAS, Syed Zainal Abidin has been inducted to the board of many entrepreneurship in Malaysia, including: # Non-Executive Chairman of Moovby, a peer-to-peer car sharing platform in Malaysia # Independent, Non-Executive Director of Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX), a leading service provider in Malaysia's trade facilitation and energy sector since 1970 Syed Zainal Abidin was also the Group CEO of PROTON Holdings Berhad (2006-2012) and a serial entrepreneur (2012-2017) Achievements in PETRONAS (2017 to 2020) During his tenure in PETRONAS, Syed Zainal Abidin has * Helped PETRONAS Dagangan improved their non-fuel retail business up to 17% of its total earnings * Launched the first auto expert service centre in Malaysia * Launched new range of PETRONAS Syntium engine lubricants with CoolTech technology, including the range for Hybrid cars * Launched the first ever EV Symposium in Turin, Italy * Launched the initiatives with MARA to co-develop and enhance capabilities of food and automotive SMEs in Malaysia Honours * Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2010) * Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) - Dato' (2008)<ref name="auto"/> * Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) - Tuan (2006)<ref name="auto"/> 
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