TPr Ts NORLIZA HASHIM
Chief Executive of URBANICE Malaysia
Norliza Hashim is the Chief Executive of URBANICE Malaysia, a Centre of Excellence for Community Well-being and Urban Sustainability, under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Malaysia; where she leads a team that focus on the implementation of sustainable urbanisation policies in cities and regions through the Malaysia SDG Cities program and shared knowledge platforms, development of innovative urban community-based solutions and collaborative partnerships
A strong advocate for sustainability, Norliza is an Adjunct Professor to 2 universities : the International Islamic University Malaysia at the Kulliyah of Architecture Environmental Design, and the Univerity Technology of MARA at the College of Built Environment. Where she provides guidance on sustainable development agenda and the development of future planning directions for the universities.
Norliza is a professional Town Planner and is the founder of AJM Planning and Urban Design Group Sdn Bhd, which was established 32 years ago. Her practising experience covers a wide spectrum of the planning discipline, and she has developed master plans and blueprints that has contributed towards Malaysia’s nation building. She had led a team of experts to develop the Low Carbon Cities Assessment Framework for the Ministry of Environment and Water and is the Adviser to the Malaysian Institute of Planner’s Low Carbon Cities and Sustainability Centre. She was President of Malaysia Institute of Planners and was the Secretary General of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing, an accredited organisation of the UN-Habitat.
Norliza continues to contribute locally and internationally, where she sits on the Leadership Council for Sustainable Development Solutions Network Malaysia, a Fellow Member of Institute MASA and is now the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Localisation Partnerships for Sustainable Cities (APLP-Cities), a dynamic partnership among leading urban development organisations to support local, regional and national governments in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and New Urban Agenda in Asia and the Pacific.
Her passion lies in promoting the sustainability agenda and in providing innovative solutions that contributes towards better quality of life and built environment for cities and nations. And in recognition for her contribution, she has been conferred Senior Technologist by the Malaysian Board of Technologist in 2024, Planner of the Year in 2018 by the Malaysian Institute of Planner and awarded as the Top 10 National Women Entrepreneur Award, Malaysia in 2014 by the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation and recognised as the 2022 Low Carbon City Champion for Petaling Jaya Sustainable and Resilient City 2030.
