<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡9日讯）Star Media Group Bhd委任丹斯里曹智雄为独立非执行主席，从3月15日起生效。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>现年66岁的曹智雄，将接替于3月1日辞去集团董事兼主席职的拿督胡亚桥。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>根据向大马交易所的报备，曹智雄在1990年至2013年担任五届的吉打亚罗士打区国会议员。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他亦曾于2008年至2013年出任房屋及地方政府部长、内政部副部长和财政部副部长。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在此之前，在2015至2017年，他是大马航空委员会（Mavcom）的专员及亿成控股（Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd）的顾问。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他也是JAKS资源（JAKS Resources Bhd）的独立董事，该公司就2004至2007年期间购买位于雪兰莪八打灵再也的土地对Star Media Group提出反诉。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>曹智雄在2015年至2018年曾是国家能源（Tenaga Nasional Bhd）的独立董事。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，Star Media跌2.5仙或5.75%，收于41仙，市值为3亿2496万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/star-media-group-appoints-exhousing-minister-chor-chee-heung-new-chairman-effective-march-15" target="_blank">Star Media Group appoints ex-housing minister Chor Chee Heung as new chairman effective March 15</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡9日讯）Star Media Group Bhd委任丹斯里曹智雄为独立非执行主席，从3月15日起生效。

现年66岁的曹智雄，将接替于3月1日辞去集团董事兼主席职的拿督胡亚桥。

根据向大马交易所的报备，曹智雄在1990年至2013年担任五届的吉打亚罗士打区国会议员。

他亦曾于2008年至2013年出任房屋及地方政府部长、内政部副部长和财政部副部长。

在此之前，在2015至2017年，他是大马航空委员会（Mavcom）的专员及亿成控股（Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd）的顾问。
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Star Media委任曹智雄为新主席

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