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Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim - IPC Chairman for 2012/2013
The International Pepper Community (IPC) would like to extend a warm welcome to Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim, Chairman of the IPC for the financial year 2012/2013, who is also the Secretary General of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia (MPIC).
Having served in various capacities in the Malaysian Civil Service, Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim, who holds a masters degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A, an honours degree in Social Science from University of Science Malaysia and a Diploma in Public Administration, has vast and in-depth experience in public administration including inter alia, policy formulations and execution. At international levels, she is the Head of National Tripartite Rubber Cooperation Between Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. She is also actively involved in various capacities in a number of commodity economic and technical missions, as well as unilateral, bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations and forums for the commodity sector, in which she is the Head of Delegation for Malaysia. Currently she is also the Governor for Malaysia under the Common Fund For Commodities (CFC), which was established within the framework of the United Nations.
Besides her responsibilities as the Secretary General of MPIC, she is also the Chairman of the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board, Malaysia (LKTN) and a board member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC), the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) and the Malaysian Rubber Development Corporation (MARDEC).
IPC would like to congratulate Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim on her appointment as IPC Chairman and is confident that under her leadership and guidance, IPC would move and achieve greater heights in contributing towards the overall development of the global pepper industry.
Previous Publications
- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
- NOVOZIMES REPRESENTATIVES VISITED IPC
- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan