Ir. Tengku KaharIr. Tengku Kahar was appointed as Vice President, Strategy in January 2024. He is an active member involved in leading various consortium and associations that NMB was involved in such as the Swappable Battery System Consortium, ASEAN Battery Network, Malaysia Nanotechnology Industrial Group (MNIG), and Malaysia Hydrogen Industry Alliance (MHIA). He also initiated new battery development training programmes for the Hydrogen – EV – Battery Centre (HEBATT) to fulfil its role as a Centre of Excellence. Prior, he held the position of Vice President of Special Projects Office. Under his care, a number of major R&D project works were completed involving hydrogen technologies and EV’s especially related to energy storage. He led the development of a white paper to convert ICE to EV that was approved by the Government in 2023 for JPJ and MOT to adopt. Prior to joining NMB, he was with the Ministry of Transport in the Strategic Planning and International Division, transferred after the dissolution of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) in 2018.
