Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad announced Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz who currently serves as Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board to succeed Tun Zaki Tun Azmi as the new Chairman of Astro effective 23 June 2022. Tun Zaki Tun Azmi who has served as Chairman of Astro since its listing on Bursa Malaysia in 2012 retires upon the conclusion of Astro's Tenth Annual General Meeting tomorrow. Tunku Ali holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Social & Political Sciences from University of Cambridge as well as a Masters in Public Administration from the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

In 2013, he was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and as an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society. Currently, he is Chairman of Bumi Armada Berhad and Taliworks Corporation Berhad and also sits on the boards of Bangkok Bank Berhad, and Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad. As a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, he sits on several portfolio company boards including Pathology Asia Holdings, CVS KL, XCL Education Malaysia, and Columbia Asia.

He is also Chairman of Yayasan Munarah, Teach for Malaysia, Cancer Research Malaysia and WWF Malaysia, and a Trustee of Amanah Warisan Negara (National Heritage Trust of Malaysia). At the same time, he is Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Marlborough College Malaysia, and a Brigadier General and Commander of a Regiment in the Territorial Army of Malaysia. YAM TUNKU ALI REDHAUDDIN IBNI TUANKU MUHRIZ age is 45.

TUN DATO' SERI ZAKI BIN TUN AZMI is 76. Tun Dato' Seri Zaki bin Tun Azmi who has served on the Board of Directors of the Company for more than 9 years, will not be seeking shareholders' approval for his retention as an Independent Non-Executive Director at the Tenth Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company. Hence, he will hold office until the conclusion of the Tenth AGM.