Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Jugah
Non-Executive Chairman

Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Jugah (“Datuk Linggi”) has over 36 years experience in the business and legal sectors, successfully building up strong networks with both Government and the private sector. Having graduated from the University of Hull, Datuk Linggi qualified as a barrister, called to the High Court of Borneo in 1969. Upon returning to Malaysia, he became the Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Sarawak Judicial Department from 1969 to 1971. Following this, he entered active politics and was elected as a member of the State Legislative Assembly. Since then, he has served in a variety of political roles including Minister in the Sarawak State Cabinet, Member of Parliament, appointee to the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee and until recently, Secretary General of Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu Sarawak. As a Bumiputra entrepreneur, Datuk has also been involved in the Malaysian business sector, building up the Limar Group, a diversified group with interests in shipping, property, plantation and timber, of which he remains the Chairman. Datuk is also managing trustee of the Dayak Cultural Foundation and the Chairman of the Tun Jugah Foundation. He is the father-in-law of Graeme Brown.