Published on 17 Nov 2023

Hallmarks of excellence

Fuelled by passion and purpose, alumni trailblazers who received the Nanyang Alumni Awards 2023 reflect on what spurs them to make a difference to people around them and to the world.

Highlights and memorable moments of the Nanyang Alumni Awards 2023 presentation ceremony held on 17 November 2023.

Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2023

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zuki Bin Ali (NBS/1999) has served as Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, the most senior officer in the Malaysian Civil Service, since the start of 2020. His leadership has been instrumental in steering Malaysia’s civil service through the challenging early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when the Movement Control Order was introduced in March 2020 to combat the wave of COVID-19 infections in the country. A dedicated public servant, he has shared that civil servants need to apply G.R.E.A.T – good governance, responsibility, empathy, accountability and tenacity of purpose – in public service.