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Women in STEM #4 - Ts. Sharifah Zaida, Engineer, Mother & CEO

Ts. Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha, CEO, MMC Oil & Gas Engineering

19-May-23 15:00

Women in STEM #4 - Ts. Sharifah Zaida, Engineer, Mother & CEO

Ts. Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha is the CEO of MMC Oil & Gas Engineering, an engineering company providing comprehensive technical services for various industries such as oil & gas and petrochemical in Malaysia. She joins me to discuss her journey from instrumentation engineer to CEO of an oil & gas company, and how she did it while taking care of five children. 


This episode is part of our Women in STEM series, where we’re highlighting brilliant women in the field of Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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