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Mr. Gurmit Singh is an environmentalist, social activist and engineer. He is the Chairman of CETDEM. Prior to becoming Chairman, he was the Centre’s founder Executive Director from June 1985 to December 2006. He was appointed as Director of CETDEM’s think tank SUDI in August 2011.

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He is also an Adviser of the Environmental Protection Society, Malaysia, (after having served as founder President from 1974 to 1994)  and till 15 September 2012 was Regional Coordinator of Climate Action Network, Southeast Asia (CANSEA) for 3 terms.

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For his dedicated work, the Malaysian Government awarded Gurmit the distinguished Langkawi Award in 1993 and the Sustainable Consumer Award in 2008.  UN Malaysia gave him its Environmental Sustainability Award in 2013 while MBPJ presented him its Green Leadership award towards the end of that year. In 2015 the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation gave him the Green Catalyst Award. He also garnered an Honorary M.Sc. from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2000.

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Gurmit holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Malaya (1970). He has been a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia since 1974. His Memoirs of a Malaysian Eco-Activist was launched on 22 April 2017.