Interview with Fuad Alhabshi

1. Which year did you join KTJ, and when did you graduate from KTJ? 

I joined in January of 1999 and graduated in June 2003. 

2. Which house were you in? 

I was in Naquiyuddin House. 

3. What do you remember most about KTJ? 

The friendships that I made and the memories that we shared (and still talk/laugh about 25 years later). 

4. Tell us about your educational journey after KTJ. 

After KTJ, I completed my BEng in Electronic Engineering at the University of Warwick in the UK. After that, I went on to complete my MSc in Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design at the Imperial College of London. 

5. If you had to go back and do your high school (KTJ) experience all over again, what would you change and why? 

I would savour the experience more and perhaps put in more emphasis on my studies. I would have practiced less brinksmanship and would have revised on a more gradual and consistent basis. Although I had good grades, I missed out on a spot in Oxford University because I attained 2 As and 1 B for my A-Levels. Who knows how different my life would be if I had gotten that 3rd A! 

6. What do you do now (work)? 

I’m an Executive Director at Halogen Capital Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s first licensed crypto fund manager. 

7. What did you learn that is most applicable (proper, most vital) to your current position? 

My forte as an all-rounder was fostered in KTJ and that is something very applicable to my role now. I don’t perform any single function or sit within a particular department, but instead I have to think big and transcend typical corporate roles to make things happen! 

8. Who should we feature next in our KTJ Community? 

I nominate Afzal Abdul Rahim as a fellow alum that, in my opinion, all KTJ-ians should look up to as a measure of success.