Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairi Bin Dato’ Mat Jahya
Dato’ Seri Mohd Khairi received his early education in Perlis before continuing his studies across the Middle East, notably in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. He began trading in the region at a young age and built durable relationships with established Middle Eastern business houses.
Returning to Malaysia, he channelled those relationships into real estate and direct investment between Gulf capital and Malaysian government-linked projects. He founded the business that became Al Khairi Development in 1995 and continues to chair the company’s tender board.
Within Al Khairi Development specifically, his mandate is commercial: which contracts the company pursues, at what margin, and against which balance-sheet exposure. He is fluent in Arabic and Malay and represents the company at Federal and State agency level.
“We do not bid work we cannot staff properly. That single rule has protected this company for thirty years.”