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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
- DEA launched a program series to support pepper industry in Sri Lanka
- ED MET DR. ROHAYATI OF INDONESIA TEA BOARD
- Executive Director of IPC visited Ministry of Trade and met Director of APEC and other International Organizations
- ED participated at the XXI PLACROSYM, Kozhikode, India, 10-12 Dec. 2014
- Emater and Embrapa undertakes promotion programme on adoption of GAP for Pepper
- Winners of the IPC Award for 2013
- IPC IS TO REVISE IPC QUALITY STANDARD FOR PEPPER AND PEPPER PRODUCTS
- MARD TO HOST THE 42ND ANNUAL SESSION AND MEETINGS OF IPC IN HCM CITY, VIETNNAM
- IPC supported a Group of Pepper Farmer in Purbalingga, Central Java in developing a Model of Pepper Nursery
- Indonesia hosted the Working Group Meeting on Pepper (ANFWPG) in Surabaya
- PEPPER DAY 2014 IN MALAYSIA
- MINISTRY OF TRADE INDONESIA ORGANIZED PEPPER DAY IN JAKARTA
- BRAZIL ORGANIZED PROMOTION PROGRAMME PEPPER DAY IN PARA STATE
- MR. TRAN KIM LONG OF VIETNAM IS THE CHAIRMAN OF IPC FOR 2013/2014
- Online registration for the 41st Session of IPC is now open
- Production Estimate of Indonesian Pepper 2013
- Clarifications on the Carbendazim issue from residue in pepper
- The International Pepper Conclave, Dubai, UAE, 24th - 25th June 2013
- VPA organized Pepper Day in Vienam along with the VPA Annual Meeting
- Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd. Rahim - IPC Chairman for 2012/2013
- IPC to launch the promotion programme - Pepper Fest in 2013
- Malaysia to host the 41st Session and Meetings of IPC, 11th - 13th November 2013
- ASTA ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITS 2013
- FOOD AND HOTEL INDONESIA 2013 EXPO: 10-13 APRIL 2013
- IDH Sets up Office in Indonesia