Published: Thursday July 2, 2009 MYT 10:18:00 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Academician Oh Ei Sun, who is also a highly sought international speaker,motivator, consultant and entrepreneur, has been appointed political secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak. An official from the Prime Minister's Office said the appointment was effective June 16.
Oh ... is also a highly sought international speaker,motivator, consultant and entrepreneur. The 35-year-old Sabahan, trained in law, management, engineering and the languages, has extensive experience serving various international and world bodies under the United Nations.
Oh holds a degree each in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, and another in German language, apart from a double masters in science and international management as well as Juris Doctor in Law (JD), obtained from his eight years of study at the University of Califonia.
His working experience includes serving with international organisation such as International Telecommunication Union and the Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications, both located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Fluent in five languages Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, German and French, Oh has conducted various consulting works for multinational and international corporations, as well as advising diverse smallandmedium enterprises on legal and business startup issues.
Not limited to the corporate sector, he has also rendered his expertise in strategic, technical and legal advice to various international organisations, governments and agencies, political parties, nongovernmental organisations, as well as professional, civic and cultural bodies.
Oh once served as a United Nations (UN) Expert Consultant, advising various governments on emergency communications. He has also worked closely with various UN partner agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and UN Development Programme.
He has also served as chief executive officer for a telecomunications company based in Hong Kong, and been involved in mobile multichannel sharetrading services in China.
Oh had his share of expertise in training managerial level professionals, delivered more than 500 modules to more than 20,000 corporate directors where he has recently expanded his expertise in the field of financial management and education.
"I am honoured to be able to serve the country and the people at this critical juncture, both politically and economically," he said here today.
Asked what his first mission would be after being appointed, Oh said he would like to promote the concept of 1Malaysia and engaging in dialogue with more people from the various backgrounds and communities.
"This is particulary important to understand the pulse of the people, as well as to obtain feedback from the people," he said.
"There is one element in 1Malaysia that I feel most deeply about. It is about integrity, both in the public sector and the private endeavour. I would like to see more emphasis on this as we continue to promote 1Malaysia," he said.
This former student of the Kian Kok Middle School in Kota Kinabalu is also an adjunct professor with the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMs). - BERNAMA
| 证实6月16日受委纳吉政治秘书 胡逸山首要任务提倡“一个大马” |
| 7月2日 傍晚 5点29分 |
官方新闻社《马新社》今日证实，本地评论人兼学者胡逸山受委首相纳吉的政治秘书，从6月16日生效。他说，“我感到光荣，能在这个无论是政治或经济上的关键时刻，为国为民服务”。
他表示，本身受委后的首要任务，就是提倡纳吉的执政口号“一个马来西亚”，并与来自不同背景与族群的人士展开对话，此举是为了了解民情以及收集更多人民的回馈。
“一个马来西亚里头有一项元素是我深刻感受的，就是团结，我希望我们在提倡一个马来西亚时，能够强调这一点。”
受委后首次向媒体发言
早前媒体已引述消息报道这项新闻，不过官方至今才给予证实，上述言论也是胡逸山受委后首次对媒体发表谈话。
《当今大马》早在5月就率先报道，胡逸山是出任纳吉华裔政治秘书的大热门人选。
根据媒体报道，胡逸山将负责华裔和其他特定事务。若将胡逸山计算在内，纳吉共有4名政治秘书，即沙兰、法米以及沙菲益（财政部）。
年仅35却有出色履历表
来自沙巴亚庇的胡逸山现年35岁，有神童学者的美誉。他在16岁进入加利福尼亚大学就读8年，于19岁考获3个学士学位（机械工程、航天工程及德国文学），之后在两年内又取得两个硕士学位（工学和国际工商管理），并在24岁获得法学博士学位。
他目前即是激励讲师与教练，也是顾问与企业家，同时还兼任国内外多间大学的讲师、博士导师和研究学者，也经常受邀为政治与经济评论人及专栏作家，是《当今大马》专栏作家之一。
他掌握5种语言——马来文、英文、中文、德文以及法文，曾在联合国属下多个国际组织服务，包括联合国难民最高专员署（UNHCR）、世界粮食计划组织（WFP）、国际民航组织（ICAO）、世界银行、国际货币基金组织（IMF），以及联合国发展计划（UNDP）。
除了为国际机构服务，胡逸山也涉足企业界，他曾是香港一家电讯公司的首席执行员；曾为处于起步阶段的中小型企业提供法律与商业咨询；也曾为超过2万名企业董事教授超过500场专业企业管理课程。
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