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# MDEC CEO Anuar Fariz Fadzil to conclude tenure on 2 October
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/mdec-anuar-fariz-fadzil-tenure-conclusion-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-01T11:36:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T11:36:05.000Z
- Description: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation says chief executive officer Anuar Fariz Fadzil will conclude his tenure when his two-year contract ends on 2 October 2026. MDEC said he had informed its board that he would not seek a renewal and plans to pursue opportunities outside the organisation. The leader
- Author: Lars Voedisch
- Tags: News

[Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation](https://www.mdec.my/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) says chief executive officer Anuar Fariz Fadzil will conclude his tenure when his two-year contract ends on 2 October 2026\. MDEC said he had informed its board that he would not seek a renewal and plans to pursue opportunities outside the organisation.

The leadership change matters because MDEC is a public agency with a central role in Malaysia’s digital-economy investment and programme agenda. For companies tracking Malaysia Digital status, investment facilitation and the broader AI Nation 2030 agenda, the immediate question is how the agency manages continuity while a successor process is addressed.

In the same 29 September release, MDEC reported that from 2025 to August 2026 it secured close to RM180 billion in digital investments from more than 1,000 Malaysia Digital-status companies. It said those investments are expected to generate more than 42,000 high-value jobs for Malaysians.

Those figures are MDEC-reported historical and expected outcomes. They should not be read as proof that every investment has been deployed, that all expected jobs have been created, or that the results can be attributed to one executive alone. The release also does not identify a successor, transition timetable beyond the contract end, or future investment pipeline.

For investors and technology companies, the practical takeaway is to follow MDEC’s next formal leadership and programme communications. Existing projects, approvals and investment discussions depend on their own terms and institutional processes; the announcement itself does not change any company’s status or guarantee a particular policy outcome.

The agency said its recent focus had been on execution, accountability and measurable economic outcomes across jobs, exports, revenue and investments. That creates a clear set of indicators to watch in subsequent MDEC reporting, alongside any board announcement on the next chief executive.

The release is therefore a defined leadership-transition notice with a reported performance context. It is not evidence of a completed handover, a named replacement or a new policy direction for Malaysia’s digital economy.

**Source:** [MDEC’s 29 September release](https://www.mdec.my/press-releases/mdec-ceo-anuar-fariz-fadzil-to-conclude-two-year-tenure-after-securing-rm180-billion-in-digital-investments--for-nation?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).