Genting Malaysia Berhad Announced the Redesignation of Gen. (R) Dato' Seri Diraja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd Zahidi Bin Haji Zainuddin from Independent Non-Executive Director to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
General Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd Zahidi (R) is presently the Chairman of Genting Plantations Berhad, Group Chairman of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad and Chairman of AHAM Asset Management Berhad (formerly known as Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad). He is also a Director of Only World Group Holdings Berhad and sits on the board of several private limited companies in Malaysia.
General Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd Zahidi (R) was made a Member of Dewan Negara Perak by DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Perak on 25 November 2006 and is a Director/Trustee for the Board of Trustee of Yayasan Sultan Azlan Shah. On 23 April 2013, General Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd Zahidi (R) was appointed as Orang Kaya Bendahara Seri Maharaja Perak Darul Ridzuan by DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Perak and the Dewan Negara Perak Darul Ridzuan.
General Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd Zahidi (R) is the Pro-Chancellor of University Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS) since December 2018. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Management of Defense and Strategic Studies from National Defence University of Malaysia, also known as Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) in 2016.