By Dr. Thien Yee Von (TARUMT)

The 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter was successfully held in hybrid mode on 18 January 2025 (Saturday), at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) and online Google Meet concurrently. The meeting was attended by 20 active IEEE DEIS Malaysia Chapter members. The meeting started at 9 am and was chaired by Chapter Chair Prof. Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil bin Illias. The meeting began with an opening remark by the Chair, followed by the endorsement of the 2023 AGM minutes. Then continue with the presentation of the chapter’s activities by the Secretary, Ir. Ts. Dr. Wooi Chin Leong. Next, the Treasurer Ts. Dr. Nik Hakimi Bin Nik Ali presented account matters. The meeting continued with the election of the 2025 committee members of the DEIS Malaysia Chapter, summarised as follows:

Past Chair:
Prof. Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil Illias

Chair:
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Norhafiz Azis

Vice Chair:
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Fairouz Mohd Yousof

Secretary:
Ir. Ts. Dr. Wooi Chin Leong

Treasurer:
Dr. Nik Hakimi Nik Ali

Executive Committee:
Dr. Thien Yee Von
Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohd Shahril Ahmad Khiar
Ir. Ts. Dr. Raymond Wong Jee Keen
Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohamad Nur Khairul Hafizi bin Rohani
Dr. Suhaila binti Sulaiman
Dr. Nur Aqilah binti Mohamad

Auditors:
Dr. Kuan Tze Mei
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Syahrun Nizam bin Md Arshad @ Hashim

The new Chapter Chair, Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Norhafiz Azis, later delivered his welcoming speech to the new committee line-up and made a brief planning for the activities in 2025. Dr. Norhafiz is hopeful that DEIS Malaysia Chapter will continue to contribute actively in the field of dielectrics and electrical insulation and looking forward to lead the DEIS Malaysia Chapter to a greater height.