Fredahanam Mahmud, a business executive. He has five children. He also has three grandchildren. Career Amar Abdul Aziz started his career in the Sarawakian civil service as an assistant secretary with the Industries division of the state planning unit on July 23, 1973. After obtaining his MBA from Syracuse University, he was promoted to principal assistant secretary of the state financial secretary's office, Finance Section in August, 1979. He was then named Deputy Chairman of the SEDC in September 1981, a post which he held until January 1987. As Deputy Chairman, he ran the day-to-day operations of the Corporation. While in SEDC, Bin Husain helped with the formation of the Bumiputra Entrepreneur Development Unit, which assisted Bumiputra entrepreneurs in the fields of trade and commerce. He also helped start the computerization of SEDC. Bin Husain was transferred back to state service in Sarawak, and became deputy state financial secretary in January, 1987. In May 1990, he was appointed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. He commissioned, among other things, the artesian wells for the coastal areas, as well as small gravity feed projects in interior areas. He planned the Kuching barrage, which now controls the tide level of the Sarawak River. The project, which has been proven effective in preventing the monthly flooding of the low-lying areas in Kuching, inhibits salt water intrusion and reduces erosion of the river banks. Bin Husain served as a senior administrative officer in the Sarawak State Secretary’s office in September 1993 before being appointed the deputy state secretary in charge of Human Resources in January, 1994. He was officially appointed to the post of State Secretary of Sarawak on August 25, 2000, a post which he held until December 31, 2006. Bin Husain has also served on various governments boards, statutory bodies, port authorities, charitable trusts, and government-linked companies. He was elected president of the Asia Pacific Region Training and Development Organization (ARTDO) in August, 1995 at the ARTDO’s Council Meeting in Melbourne, and re-elected for 1996/1997 in Manila. As the Chairman of ARTDO, bin Husain has conducted seminars and lectures in Human Resources at various national and international venues. Bin Husain was involved in the Askar Wataniah (Malaysian Army Reserve Force) until his retirement. After attending intensive military training at Puswatan, Ipoh in 1995, he won the award for best recruit officer, and was conferred the post of Major. Bin