Established in 2013, MATPRO is the first and foremost association formed to represent the Training Provider community in Malaysia. With members from every region, we offer a united voice in policy engagement, industry development, and capacity-building.
To be the leading body representing and elevating Malaysian Training Providers.
To be the leading body representing and elevating Malaysian Training Providers.
2025 - 2027
Dr Maria Rufina
Mr Lawrence Lai Kun Hoong
Mr Arulkumar Singaraveloo
Dr Oliver Ho
Ms Teh Sook Ling
Mr Rajinderjit Singh
Mr Glen Edward Richards
Ms Irina Redza
Mr Nihal Nissanka
Dr. Santhiran Ramasamy
Mr Jeremy
Mr Jai Nanak Singh
Mr Michael Teoh Su Lim
Professor Dr. Abdul Kabur bin Mohamed Ibrahim is the founder of MATPRO. He served as the President of MATPRO for 12 years, ever since its inception in 2013 until 2025. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Kabur positioned MATPRO as a credible, unified voice for training providers across Malaysia. Under his leadership, the association earned national recognition for representing industry interests in policy dialogues with HRD Corp, MATRADE, MOHR, and other government stakeholders. He now serves as the Advisor of MATPR , continuing to be the driving force behind the association’s long-term vision.
Dr. Kabur’s founded and leads the Malaysian Export Academy, where he led over 20 export acceleration programs globally, and played a central role in developing Malaysian training exports. His academic leadership includes serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Genovasi University College and Chairing GTRADE21. Dr. Kabur’s service to the nation was formally recognized with the award of Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) in 1992. He is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Business Administration, and was conferred the “Excellent Chairman” Award under the 1Malaysia Enterprise Award 2012.
