Bekas menteri Idris Jala membina reputasinya sebagai 'pakar pemulihan' dalam dunia korporat, khasnya ketika menjadi CEO Malaysia Airlines dari 2005 hingga 2009.PETALING JAYA: Bekas menteri, Idris Jala, 67, disahkan menghidap kanser paru-paru tahap tiga.Dalam audio siar 'Game of Impossible' bersama anaknya, Leon Jala, Idris mendedahkan penyakit itu dikesan selepas pemeriksaan perubatan rutin susulan batuk berpanjangan dialaminya.Beliau memaklumkan Leon akan mengacarakan audio siar itu selepas pengundurannya.Sebalum ini, Idris membina reputasinya sebagai "pakar pemulihan" dalam dunia korporat, khasnya selepas membawa Malaysia Airlines daripada mencatat kerugian RM1.3 bilion pada 2005 kepada keuntungan RM852 juta dua tahun kemudian.Beliau berkhidmat sebagai CEO syarikat penerbangan nasional itu dari 2005 hingga 2009.Idris dilantik menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri pada 2009, Orang Ulu pertama yang berkhidmat sebagai menteri persekutuan di Malaysia.Sebagai menteri, beliau mengetuai Unit Pengurusan Prestasi dan Pelaksanaan (Pemandu) dari 2009 hingga 2015, menerajui Program Transformasi Negara ketika itu.Bloomberg menyenaraikan Idris antara 10 pembuat dasar paling berpengaruh di dunia pada 2014.Pemandu dibubarkan pada 2017. Idris kini presiden dan pengerusi firma perunding swasta, Pemandu Associates Sdn Bhd. Former minister Idris Jala developed a reputation of being a 'turnaround expert' in the corporate world, especially as CEO of national carrier Malaysia Airlines from 2005 to 2009.PETALING JAYA: Former minister Idris Jala has been diagnosed with stage three lung cancer.In an episode of his Game of Impossible podcast with his son, Leon Jala, Idris revealed that the cancer was discovered after a routine medical check-up on a persistent cough.Idris, 67, said he would be stepping away from co-hosting the podcast, with Leon to continue hosting without him.Idris developed a reputation of being a "turnaround expert" in the corporate world, especially after taking national carrier Malaysia Airlines from recording RM1.3 billion in losses in 2005 to RM852 million in profits just two years later.He was the airline's CEO from 2005 to 2009.Idris was appointed a minister in the Prime Minister's Department in 2009, becoming the first Orang Ulu to become a federal minister in Malaysia.As minister, he led the government's Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) from 2009 to 2015, heading the then government's national transformation programme.Bloomberg listed Idris as among the 10 most influential policymakers in the world in 2014.In 2017, Pemandu was disestablished as Pemandu Associates Sdn Bhd where Idris is currently president and chairman.
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