Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

Shazwan Mustafa Kamal is a Director at Vriens &Partners’ Malaysia practice, where he works closely with clients and internalteams to design and deliver public policy advocacy, government relations, andpolitical risk advisory engagements. He has a particular focus on intelligencegathering, risk mitigation, and structured project execution. Shazwan leadsseveral healthcare and ICT client portfolios.

Shazwan also heads Vriens & Partners’ regionalhealthcare practice. In this capacity, he has led projects involvingmulti-level political engagements within the parliamentary space,coalition-building with patient groups, and the co-development of policy papersfor innovative financing mechanisms. His work also spans procurement-relatedpolicy issues, including specifications and access frameworks forpharmaceutical products.

In the technology and digital economy space, Shazwan hasadvised clients on issues ranging from data center investment requirements andfederal- and state-level approvals to emerging fintech trends in the paymentsspace. His cross-sector experience enables him to bridge policy analysis withon-the-ground stakeholder intelligence across multiple levels of government.

Shazwan brings over a decade of experience across politics,journalism, and media. Prior to joining Vriens & Partners, he worked at theMalay Mail from 2014 to 2020 as an Assistant News Editor and Senior Journalist,where he oversaw day-to-day newsroom operations, led political analysis, anddirected coverage of major national events including the 2018 General Election.Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at The Malaysian Insider, coveringbreaking political and economic developments.

Shazwan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication fromMonash University and a Master’s degree in Diversity and the Media from theUniversity of Westminster in the United Kingdom. He is also a CheveningScholar.

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