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Senator Tan Sri Dato’ PP Sr Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman
Vol.51 No.1 & 2 2016
YB Senator Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman is the Executive Chairman of
Rahim & Co International Sdn. Bhd. and has more than 49 years’ experience in the real
estate industry.
Tan Sri Rahim established Rahim & Co in 1976. Prior to that, he served as a Valuation
Officer with the London Borough of Hounslow, a Valuation Officer with the Valuation
Division of the Ministry of Finance, the Properties Manager of Malayan Railways and
the Properties Manager of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad.
In his professional capacity, Tan Sri Rahim has served as a member of the Board of
Valuers, Appraisers & Estate Agents, Malaysia. He has been Past Presidents of the
Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (1986 – 1987), the International Real Estate
Federation (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter (1982 – 1986), the Asia Pacific Real Estate
Federation (1985 – 1988) and the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate
Agents and Property Consultants in Private Sector Malaysia (1990 – 1994). Tan
Sri Rahim was elected the Deputy World President of the International Real Estate
Federation (FIABCI) in 1990 for a 2-year term.
Tan Sri Rahim was awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) that
carries the title Tan Sri from His Majesty the King of Malaysia in 2014. He was also
appointed as a Senator by His Majesty the King from 2010 – 2016 and is currently the
President of the Malaysian Senators’ Council.
Q&A
OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEYING With the incorporation of the Board of Valuers,
PROFESSION IN MALAYSIA Appraisers & Estate Agents Act in 1981, all Appraisers,
Valuers and Estate Agents are required to be registered
Q.Can you provide an overview on before being allowed to practise and no non-registered
the development of the surveying persons can be shareholders. Similarly, the Land
profession in Malaysia? Surveyors and Quantity Surveyors Boards were also
formed.
A. When the RISM (then ISM) was formed in 1961, it
was modelled on the Royal Institution of Chartered With the amendments of the Valuers, Appraisers &
Surveyors, UK incorporating the three main sections viz Estate Agents Act in 2011, non-registered persons and
Land Surveying, Quantity Surveying and what was then corporations including foreigners can now hold up to
referred to as General Practice Surveying which covers 49% of the shares of a practising firm.
Valuation, Estate Agency and Property Management.
Personally, I am happy with the amendment as
Prior to the setting up of the various Boards, the RICS it conforms with the government’s liberalisation
qualification was the “certificate†required to enable the programme and also allows practising firms to tap
setting up of firms to practise the various disciplines. capital from non-registered entities for expansion
including going overseas.
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