Meet the President
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President CheeHai Teo
The FIG General Assembly elected at its
meeting in Sydney, Australia in April 2010 Mr. CheeHai Teo as FIG
President for a four-year term of office 1.1.2011-31.12.2014
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Curriculum Vitae
CheeHai TEO
Date of Birth 23 December 1959
Nationality Malaysian
Status Married with three children
Current Position Advisor, Geometra Surveys Sdn Bhd & Jurukur
Perunding Services Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
FIG President (1.1.2011 - 31.12.2014) |
Brief Bio
The President of the International Federation of Surveyors (2011 –
2014) remains a Licensed/Chartered Surveyor in the private practice in
Malaysia. Born in Malaysia, he successfully completed his undergraduate
program in surveying in Australia in 1980, and a Masters program in
Malaysia in 2004. He is a Past Secretary-General of the ASEAN Federation
of Land Surveying and Geomatics and a Past President of the Royal
Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) as well has having held a
number of positions in the Association of Authorised Land Surveyors
Malaysia (AALSM). He has had a number of ministerial appointments in
Malaysia including to the Land Surveyors Board (2003 – 2009) and the
Second National Economic Consultative Council (1999/2000).
Professional Career
CheeHai TEO remains a Licensed and Chartered Surveyor in the private
practice with key experience in the area of planning, implementation and
management of surveying projects that encompassed a variety of
inter-related activities and tasks as well as interaction with allied
professionals.
Born in Batu Pahat, Johor in southern Peninsular Malaysia, he had his
primary and secondary education there before completing his basic degree
in surveying with distinction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology in Australia in 1980 (Bachelor of Applied Science
(Surveying)). More than two decades later, he pursued and completed his
Masters of Science (Land Administration and Development) with University
of Technology Malaysia in 2004. Shortly after completing his tertiary
education, he accepted a job offer from a surveying organization with
regional affiliations and has been with the organization since.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)
and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a member of the
Association of Authorised Land Surveyors Malaysia (AALSM) and the
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, Australia (SSSI).
He is a Past Honorary Secretary General of ASEAN FLAG; a Past
President, a Past Secretary General and a Past Council Member of RISM; a
past Chair of RICS Malaysia; a past member of RICS Asia Board; a past
Vice President, a past Secretary General and a past Treasurer of AALSM.
He was appointed by the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1999
to the Second National Economic Consultative Council (NECC II)
(1999/2000), the output of the Council then helped shaped Malaysia’s
ensuing ten-year development programme. In 2002, the Hon. Minister of
Finance Malaysia appointed him to the inaugural Board of Directors of
Professional Services Development Corporation Pte. Ltd. (PSDC) for a
term of two years and in 2006 was appointed by the Hon. Minister of
Works Malaysia to the PSDC Consultative Panel and remained on the Panel
until 2010. In 2003, he was appointed by the Hon. Minister of Land and
Cooperative Development Malaysia to the Land Surveyors Board and this
appointment extended for a further two years by the Hon. Minister of
Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia in June 2005 and again in
June 2007. In 2000, he was asked by the Ministry of International Trade
and Industry Malaysia to join Malaysia’s Delegation to the ASEAN
Coordinating Committee on Services (CCS) and subsequently to other trade
negotiation forums representing the Malaysian Surveying Profession. He
played a key role in realizing the ASEAN Framework Arrangement on the
Mutual Recognition of Surveying Qualifications that was concluded in
2007.
His past involvement in FIG included being a Vice President 2009-2010
and a Member of the Task Force on Governance (2005 – 2006), Nomination
Review Group (2003 – 2006) and Task Force on Mutual Recognition of
Qualification (1999 - 2002). He was the national delegate from AALSM to
FIG between 1999 and 2008.
Pictures
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Presentations and Publications
Presentations at conferences include:
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Background paper from 3rd UN-GGIM meeting July 2013
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International Federation of Surveyors: Spatial Enablement towards
Managing All Information Spatially. Paper for The 19th United
Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for
Asia and the Pacific (UNRCC-AP) 29 October – 1 November 2012,
Bangkok, Thailand
“UNGGIM vision for Asia and the Pacific Region”
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Statement on the Continuum at the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum,
6th World Urban Forum
Global Land Tool Network Roundtable, September 2012
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Summary of the FIG Working Week 2012. Presentation at the
Closing Ceremony at FIG Working Week 2012. Rome, Italy, 10 May 2012
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FIG’s Role in Promoting and Supporting Responsible Governance of
Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. Presentation at the FAO
session "Partnerships to Implement to FAO Voluntary Guidelines" at
FIG Working Week 2012, 6-10 May 2012.
- President's Address to the FIG General Assembly 2012. Rome,
Italy, 6 May 2012
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Address of the President at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Working
Week. Rome, Italy, 7 May 2012
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Knowing To Create The Future. Welcome address at the First FIG
Young Surveyors Conference. Rome, Italy 4-5 May 2012.
- Address
of the Incoming President at the FIG Handover Ceremony.
Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 November 2010.
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Opportunities to Enhance Land Governance in South and South East
Asia. Presentation at the UN-HABITAT Expert Group Meeting "Transparency
in Land Administration (TLA) - A Capacity Building Agenda for South
and South East Asia". Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-21 July 2010
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Accelerating the Development of Cadastral Spatial Data
Infrastructures Towards Sustainable Good Land Governance. Keynote
presentation at the 2009 South Luzon Area Assembly of the Geodetic
Engineers of The Philippines, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines, 6-7
November 2009
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Building the Capacity – Professionalism and Ethics. Plenary
presentation at the 7th FIG Regional Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam,
19-22 October 2009
- “Changing Climate” at the
"Joint 8th International Symposium and Exhibition on Geoinformation"
& "ISPRS Symposium on Spatial Decision Support System and LBS" with
the theme “Geoinformation For All”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2009).
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“Professional Responsibilities: Code of Professional Conduct” at
FIG’s Working Week with the theme “Integrating Generations”,
Stockholm, Sweden (2008)
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- “A
National Geocentric Datum and the Administration of Marine Spaces in
Malaysia” jointly authored with En. Ahmad Fauzi Nordin of
Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia at FIG’s 5th Regional Conference
for Africa with the theme “Promoting Land Administration and Good
Governance”, Accra, Ghana (2006)
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- “Keeping Pace With The Times” at one of the Plenary Session of
the 8th South East Asian Survey Congress the theme “Geomatics and
the Community: Spatial Way to Sustainable Development”, Bandar Seri
Begawan, Brunei Darussalam (2005)
- “Amongst the Earliest: Can Malaysian Surveyors Rentiss the Path
and Forge the way ahead into new frontiers! The Sequel” at the 7th
Malaysian Surveyors Congress with the theme “Innovative Surveying in
a Changing World”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2005)
- “Mutual
Recognition of Surveying Qualifications within the ASEAN Framework
Agreement on Services” jointly authored with Mr. M. Nagarajan
from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia at
one of the Plenary Session of FIG’s 3rd Regional Conference for Asia
and the Pacific with the theme “Surveying the Future Contributions
to Economic, Environmental and Social Development”, Jakarta,
Indonesia (2004). The paper was subsequently published as “Article
of the Month”.
- “Amongst the Earliest” at the 6th Malaysian Surveyors Congress
with the theme “Integrated Approach Toward Effectiveness”, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia (2004)
- “The Real Business” at the 2000 Commonwealth Association of
Surveying and Land Economy Conference incorporating 2000 Malaysian
Survey Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2000)
In addition he has made many other presentations at Malaysian Survey
Congresses and National Real Estate Conventions; Continuing Professional
Development Programs and Talks to the institution of Surveyors Malaysia,
Board of Valuers Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia, Joint Malaysian
Land Surveyors Board Meetings, Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents and
Association of Valuers & Property Consultants in Private Practice
Malaysia.
He has also contributed towards the publication of:
Contacts
Teo CheeHai
Association of Authorised
Land Surveyors Malaysia
c/o Geometra Surveys Sdn Bhd
7 (Ground Floor) Jalan Industri PBP 3
Taman Industri Pusat Bandar Puchong
47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA
Tel: +60-3-8068 6188
Fax: +60-3-8068 6199
email: chteo.surveyor@gmail.com
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