Anwar Syahrin was the son of the late Abdul Ajib Ahmad, the former menteri besar of Johor. He is survived by his wife and four children.

The 53-year-old was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery following funeral rites and prayers at the Saidina Umar Al-Khattab Mosque at Bukit Damansara.

Anwar Syahrin stepped down as managing director and group CEO of Malakoff last September to “pursue other opportunities”. The independent power producer is a member of the MMC Group controlled by tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary.

He joined Malakoff in December 2020 after resigning as managing director and CEO of UEM Sunrise Bhd, helming the property group for six years from 2014.

Before that, he served as group chief financial officer at MMC Corp Bhd, and also held senior leadership roles within its ports and logistics division, including as CFO of Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Anwar Syahrin moved to Johor with his father, who served as the menteri besar of the state from 1982 to 1986.

He attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar before pursuing an engineering degree at Imperial College London, UK. He also earned an MBA from the University of Salford in the UK.

He returned to Malaysia in 1996 to work as an executive with Shell before moving into management consulting.

When his wife decided to further her studies in the UK, he joined her and studied accountancy there, changing the trajectory of his career.

He subsequently qualified as a fellow chartered accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.