As the newly elected MHIRA President, I congratulate the newly elected Exco Members 2025-2026 and wish all members, and local and international hemp networks a Happy New Year 2025.
We are ending this year with many successes, and we promise to continue this association with better services and greater commitment to achieving new goals together. The 2024 achievements worth mentioning are the recent Industrial Hemp Forum—MHIRA jointly organized with the University of Cyberjaya (UOC) and the MHIRA-UOC MOU signing MOU on 22nd November 2024 to establish and operate an Industrial hemp-based research and Quality Control Hemp Laboratory.
MHIRA will continue to lead the way for industrial hemp R&D, education, and community empowerment in Malaysia, and to carry out and strengthen local and international cooperation on knowledge sharing, Industrial Hemp SDG & ESG Initiatives and secure funding for Research Joint Ventures (RJVs) on industrial hemp. As for the MHIRA memberships, we will continue to set up the framework and promote, run and vet the Premier (country leader), Leadership (Partner) and Ordinary memberships.
We hope that industrial hemp’s potential will become a value proposition for industry investors and society by 2025 and beyond.
Best Wishes,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piakong Mohd. Tuah
MHIRA President
The following is a list of MHIRA committee members for 2025-2026.
President: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piakong Mohd. Tuah
Vice President 1: Dr Rushdan Ibrahim
Vice President 2: Ms. Ekmil Krisnawati
Secretary: Ahmad Qaiyum
Vice Secretary: Harmpal Singh
Treasurer: Muthukumaran
Vice Treasurer: Mohd Hanafi
Committee Member:
AJK 1: Siti Norbahiyah (Academic Liaison)
AJK 2: Dr. Kaber (Medical Liaison)
AJK 3: Xavier Chua (Industry Liaison)