Pn. Afroza Banu Abd Halim
Head of Special Unit
Puan Afroza Banu Abd Halim graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with Bachelor of Arts (English Language) with a minor in Business Administration in 2003. She entered the Administrative and Diplomatic Service in 2006 and completed her postgraduate Diploma in Public Management from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) in 2008. In 2018, she was awarded with the prestigious Chevening Scholarship by the UK Government to pursue her Master of Public Administration (MPA) in University of Birmingham.
Puan Afroza started her career in 2003 as an English Lecturer in private colleges before joining the public sector in 2006. Prior to joining SEDA Malaysia, she was the Principal Assistant Director in Policy, Planning and Research Division, National Antidrug Agency (NADA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Her in-depth knowledge and experiences in the government machinery serving numerous ministries and government departments, namely the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia Department of Insolvency, and Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita (JPW) earned her position today as the Head of Special Unit at SEDA Malaysia.