What do our Foundations do?
MOSTA five foundations support a wide range of activities sponsoring lectures by eminent scholars and experts to the industry and academia. The Foundations also support the participation of students in oils and fats conferences both locally and internationally and their research projects.
TAN SRI DATO’ SERI B. BEK-NIELSEN FOUNDATION
The Tan Sri Dato’ Seri B. Bek-Nielsen Foundation was set up by MOSTA in 1995 in recognition of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri B. Bek-Nielsen’s contributions to Malaysia palm oil industry.
The Foundation has the following objective:
“to promote oils and fats science and technology, particularly in the areas of nutrition and food applications of palm oil and palm oil products, through the provision of fellowships, scholarships, grants and other awards to individuals and institutions”
The following Foundation Lectures have been presented to date:
- 1996 Professor Paul K Stumpf, University of California at Davis, USA
- 1997 Datuk Haron Siraj, Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia
- 1998 Mr Thomas Mielke, Oil World, ISTA Mielke GmbH, Germany
- 1999 Professor Lester Packer, University of California at Berkeley, USA
- 2000 Professor Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- 2001 Mr Dorab E Mistry, Godrej International Ltd, United Kingdom
- 2002 Mr Kurt G Berger, Technical Consultant – Oils and Fats, United Kingdom
- 2003 Professor A Stewart Truswell, University of Sydney
- 2004 Professor Frank D Gunstone, Scottish Crop Research Institute, United Kingdom
- 2005 Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
- 2006 Prof Dr Marcel SF Lie Ken Jie, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 2008 YAB Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, Sime Darby Berhad
- 2010 Dr. James Fry, Chairman, LMC International, United Kingdom
- 2012 Dr. James Fry, Chairman, LMC International, United Kingdom
- 2014 Dr Patrick Donnelly, American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS), United States of America
- 2016 Y Bhg. Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Berhad, Malaysia
- 2018 Dr Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, Chief Research Development Officer, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad
- 2021 Dr Gary W. Theseira of Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia
TUN TAN SRI RAJA ALIAS FOUNDATION
The Raja Alias Foundation is set up by MOSTA in 2009 in recognition of Y. Mulia Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Muhammad Alias’s contributions to Malaysia palm oil industry. The
Foundation has the following objective:
“to serve and inspire excellence in the development and management of oil palm plantations, through the sponsoring of lectures on subjects related to the palm oil industry”
The following Foundation Lectures have been presented to date:
- 2012 Dato’ Sabri Ahmad, Felda Global Group President / CEO of FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd
- 2014 Y Bhg Dato’ Dr Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad, Malaysia
- 2016 Prof Dr Robert A. Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory & Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States of America
- 2018 Dato' Seri Ivan Teh, Group CEO, Fusionex International
- 2021 Prof Dr Kan Wang, Iowa State University, United States of America
RAYSON HUANG FOUNDATION
In recognition of Dr Rayson Huang’s pioneering work on free radical research in Singapore and then in Malaya/Malaysia, MOSTA has set up the Rayson Huang Foundation in 2001, with the following objective:
“to promote better public understanding on the role of free radicals in health, disease and ageing”
The foundation will be used to promote public understanding on the role of free radicals in health, disease and aging through the provision of fellowships, scholarships, grants and other awards to individuals and institutions.
The Foundation will work closely with the Society for Free Radical Research-Malaysia Chapter (SFRR-Malaysia) and COSTAM to fulfill its objective.
ANNIE CHIN FOUNDATION
Mrs Annie Chin was a founder member and Council member of MOSTA. She was the Head of Unit of the Analytical Section of the Oil Palm Research Division in MARDI (Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute) in the early 1970s. When the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) was formed in 1979, she remained in MARDI as head of the Food Application Unit while several officers under her – Dr Hamirin Kifli, the late Dr Ma Ah Ngan, Dr Tan Boon Keng, the late Mr Oh Chuan Ho and Dr Siew Wai Lin – joined the newly formed Institute as pioneer researchers. During her short involvement with palm fruit oil she was instrumental in setting up the testing facilities for the oil, and in carrying out surveys on the crude oil, the results of which were used as a basis for the drafting of the first Malaysian Standard for Crude Palm Oil in the late
1970s. On 7 Sept 1989, Mrs Annie Chin joined MOSTA as one of its founding members and became its first Honorary Secretary. Her untimely demise in 1997 was a great loss to the Society.
TUN DR. LIM KENG YAIK FOUNDATION
Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik Foundation was set up by MOSTA in 2011 in recognition of Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik’s contributions to Malaysian commodities sector. The sterling and singular contributions of Tun Dr. Lim, deserve the recognition of both the industry and the people of Malaysia. The Foundation has the following objective:
“to support the promotion, marketing and advancement of the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry with special focus to market access, branding and food security impacts”
The following Foundation Lectures have been presented to date:
- 2012 Datuk Dr. Choo Yuen May, Director General, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
- 2014 Dr Marc Kellens, Desmet Ballestra Group, Belgium
- 2016 Mr Dorab Mistry, Director, Godrej International Limited, United Kingdom
- 2018 Prof Dr Denis Murphy, University of South Wales
- 2021 Mr Chia Chai Chua of Olam International Ltd, Singapore