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INTERVIEWS

Conversations with the leaders, policymakers, and voices shaping this campaign — in their own words.

Daud Vicary Abdullah
Islamic Finance & Advisory

Daud Vicary Abdullah

Managing Director, DVA Consulting

From leading Islamic banks in Malaysia to heading Deloitte's global Islamic finance practice, Daud Vicary Abdullah reflects on a career built in Kuala Lumpur — and on why the world's most ambitious investors are looking to Malaysia.

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H.E. Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

H.E. Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob

Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States

Six decades after Washington became the first country to recognise Malaysia's independence, its 18th Ambassador to the United States talks semiconductors, AI data centres, ASEAN diplomacy, and why Malaysia is a bridge between the West and the Global South.

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