Dr. Sugumari Shanmugam

Senior Director of ASEAN Economic Integration Division, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)

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Dr Sugumari is a versatile and achievement oriented professional with practical experience of 28 years in the government service handling various portfolios related to international trade, commodity and sustainability policies and development, environmental policies, human resource management and climate change policies. She had a short stint with a global management consulting services company that works with leaders to transform strategy into reality.

She is currently heading the ASEAN Economic Integration Division handling mainly policies related to its economic integration and leading the secretariat for the ASEAN Economic Community pillar for Malaysia’s ASEAN’s Chairmanship 2025. She is also appointed as Malaysia's Senior Economic Official Lead for ASEAN related meetings and is active and have represented Ministry and country in various trade, environment, sustainability and climate change related talks and negotiations. She is recipient of “Exceptional Women of Excellence” Award by Women Economic Forum (WEF) ASEAN 2025.