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'''Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi''' was elected as the Chairman of the Government Advisory Committee ([[GAC]]) in [[ICANN]] and has been the liason from the [[GAC]] to the [[ICANN]] Board. He was subsequently reelected for a second and final term in 2005 at the meeting held in Argentina.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/tarmizi.htm ICANN biography data]</ref> Sharil has been particularly involved in the issues relating to [[IDN]]s, and was involved in the early development of identifying problems in the deployment of [[IDN]]s.

==Work in MCMC==
Mr. Mohamed Tarmizi was appointed as the Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ([[MCMC]]) on October 16th, 2011.<ref>[http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/18/business/9717303&sec=business Sharil is appointed chairman of MCMC]</ref>. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer ([[COO]]) of the regulatory body beginning from June 16th, 2008.<ref>[http://www.skmm.gov.my/index.php?c=public&v=art_view&art_id=56 Y. Bhg Dato' Mohamed Sharil b. Mohamed Tarmizi]</ref>

Until April, 2006, Sharil served as the Senior Advisor in the Office of the Chairman and General Manager in the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ([[MCMC]]). He then left his position at [[MCMC]] and is now with a strategic and financial advisory firm called [[BinaFikir]]. He has been appointed as the special envoy for Malaysia in the [[GAC]] by the [[MCMC]], in recognition of his contribution and interest in the [[GAC]].

In May, 2006, he was positioned as a commission member in [[MCMC]], by the Government of Malaysia. At the time he was one of the seven Commissioners serving on the Board of [[MCMC]].

As a senior staff member at [[MCMC]], from 2000 to 2006, he led the development of the convergence legislation in Malaysia. This legislation was the first of its kind. This enabled licensing migration to a convergence framework, 3G mobile systems, broadband initiatives, capacity building programmes on bridging the digital divide and self-regulation in the communications and multimedia sector within the [[MCMC]].<ref>[http://www.itu.int/tlc/WORLD2009/forum/entries/participant.135125.html Mr Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Acting Chairman, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Malaysia]</ref>

==International Collaboration==

He has collaborated with many international organizations for development projects, and speaking and training programs. He has collaborated with:
* International Telecoms Union ([[ITU]])
* The Commonwealth Telecoms Organisation ([[CTO]])
* The Asia Pacific Telecommunity ([[APT]])
* The Pacific Telecoms Council ([[PTC]])

He was also involved in advising multinational clients in relation to their participation in the Multimedia Super Corridor ([[MSC]]) Project and was particularly involved in two out of the seven initial [[MSC]] Flagship Projects in Malaysia.

==Work as an Attorney==

Before joining the [[MCMC]], Sharil was an attorney specializing in construction law and the privatization of utilities. He has also has acted in an advisory capacity to multi-national clients in domestic and foreign projects.

==Education==

He received his LL.B(Hons) from the University of Wales.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/tarmizi.htm ICANN biography data]</ref>

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[[Category:Malaysia]]
[[Category:Former GAC Leadership]]
[[Category:Former ICANN Board]]
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