Datuk Wira Jahaya Mat

Datuk Wira Jahaya Mat had served in the civil service for 33 years. During that tenure, he served and helmed various departments such as Ministry of Finance, State Economic Development Corporation Melaka, Ministry of International Trade & Industries, Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defense (MINDEF). He was the Director General of MTIB and Deputy Secretary General of MINDEF. His last position was a State Secretary of Melaka. He was instrumental in the funding and coordinating initiative with various related government agencies for the Malacca River Beautification project, where he was able to raise over RM100 million for the project. The product of that project is the now famous Malacca River Cruise. This has since become a catalyst of growth for the tourism industry in Malacca which generates almost on average of 12 million tourists per year and increasing rapidly.

Even though he is retired from the civil service, he is active in several NGO’s where he currently is the Vice President of “Majlis Datuk-Datuk Melaka”,a member of the Executive Committee of “Kelab UMNO Pesara Kanan Kerajaan Malaysia”, an Executive Committee of “Persatuan Alumni University Malaya”, an Executive Committee of Administration and Diplomatic Service Association Malaysia, and a member of the Board of Directors of “Koperasi Setia”. He holds a degree in Bachelors of Economics (Hons) from University of Malaya and a Master’s degree in International Business Studies from University of South Carolina, USA.