Dato' Dr. Kili Ghandhi Raj A/L K R Somasundram
Age: 69, Male, Malaysia
Independent Non-Executive Director

Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit and Governance Committee
Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee


Dato' Dr. Kili Ghandhi Raj A/L K R Somasundram was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 3 September 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He currently sits on the Boards of MAA Group Berhad and several other private limited companies.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi is currently a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon for Prince Court Medical Centre and Head of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He is also a recognised member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons of U.S.A., European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia and the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi is the Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee of MAA Medicare Cardiac Diagnostic Centre at Kuala Lumpur. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Amal Maaedicare and a member of the Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi holds a MBBS degree from Mysore University, India. In addition, he was trained and accredited in Cardiothoracic surgery in the United Kingdom. He was also trained in the University of Vienna, Austria and had received a Diploma in Cardiovascular Surgery. He had worked as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the UK before returning to Malaysia. Dato' Dr. Ghandhi also holds a Primary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Diploma of Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. In addition to his credentials, he holds a Certificate of Achievement in Improving Global Health awarded by Harvard University, and also holds a Certificate of Specialist Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery (U.K.).

In the past he has served as Chairman of the Medical and Dental Advisory Committee of Gleneagles Hospital and as the Clinical Director at Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur to establish the cardiac services.

He has also served in the past as a Committee member of the Editorial Board of the Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals and continues to be an active reviewer of manuscript publications in the reputed peer-reviewed journal.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi has no family ties with any of the Directors and/ or major shareholders of the Company nor any shareholding in the Company.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

Dato' Dr. Ghandhi does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has had no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years, other than traffic offences, if any, and no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.