KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prof Dr Md Nasir Ibrahim has been appointed as the new Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas) chief executive officer effective Monday (Nov 1) until Oct 30, 2023.

       Communications and Multimedia Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek said, in a statement Sunday (Oct 31), that Nasir would replace Dr Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri, whose term of service ended on Oct 15.

       Mohammad said Nasir received a Doctor of Philosophy in Arts Education degree from the University of Tasmania, Australia, in 2008 and a post-doctoral qualification in the same field from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom in 2014.

       "His vast experience and prominence in the field of creative industry management as well as policy development, governance and education in arts and culture at the local and international levels has been proven by his excellence in carrying out responsibilities including as Deputy Rector of Academic Affairs at the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara) and a lecturer at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).

       "The Ministry is confident that his expertise and vast experience in the field of creative industry, especially cultural arts, can drive Finas as a leading body to encourage, preserve and contribute to the development of the country's film industry.

       "I believe the synergy between him and Finas Corporation members will continue to enhance the direction, planning and implementation of efforts to boost the film industry and the creative economy locally and internationally," Mohammad said. - Bernama