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= Nizam Khalyd =

Khairulnizam Bin Mohamed Khalid, ABS (born January 9, 1983), familiarly known as Nizam Khalyd or Nizam Dato Khalyd, is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist in Sarawak.

Early life and education
Khalyd was born in Miri on 9 January 1983 to Dato' Sri Mohamed Khalid and Datin Sri Rohayah Junaidi.

Khalyd's education began in St Thomas' Primary School, Kuching. Due to the nature of his father’s work, his family moved frequently where he attended McNichols Plaza Elementary School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (2) in Kuala Lumpur, and eventually at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Green Road, Kuching.

He later pursued his studies at Lynfield College, New Zealand and University of Sydney, Australia, and graduated with a bachelor degree in Engineering.

Khalyd is currently registered with Board of Engineers Malaysia and graduate member with Institution of Engineers Malaysia.

Career
Khalyd is the Executive Director of Setara Vista Sdn Bhd (SVSB), a Sarawak-based company that provides engineering solutions for the government and commercial sectors, such as Telekom Malay­sia, University of Malaysia Sarawak, and LHDN.

Khalyd is also the chairman of Prodigy Music Centre (PMC) that provides music education and performance for chil­dren and adults. PMC’s education structure is based on the Asso­ciated Board of Royal School of Music (ABRSM) and West London (London College of Music) examination. PMC was established in 2010.

Khalyd is involved in several local organizations and activities to promote and develop entrepreneurship among young Malaysians. He is the Youth Chief of the Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) for the term 2020-2024. He is later appointed as the Board of Director for Koperasi Belia lnno­vatif Sarawak (KOBIS), a state cooperative organization focus­ing on youth enrichment and development in the area of innova­tion, skills, and entrepreneurship. During his tenure in KOBIS, Khalyd was the program director for TEDxKenyalang when it was brought into Sarawak through the organization in 2019.

Khalyd was the forum chairperson of the ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Forum 2019. This event was themed "Connecting ASEAN Youth Towards Greater Social Innovation" and it was a platform for youth leaders and young professional from the ASEAN region to gather at the forum to interact and discuss about ASEAN issues, social enterprise, and share innovative ideas.

In 2021, he was re-elected as the President of Sarawak Entrepreneurs Association (SEA) which he served since 2019. He was also appointed as Council Member for Sarawak Busi­ness Federation (SBF) for the term 2021-2023. SBF acts as an umbrella body which represents key organiza­tions and industries in Sarawak with the main objectives to pro­mote business, protect the interest of the business community in the State and to speak with a united voice on all matters that affect the business community.

During the COVID-19 lockdown in Malaysia from 2020, Nizam Khalyd had been representing entrepreneurs groups in voicing out to the state government on providing financial assistance and wage subsidy programmes to the business communities that have been adversely affected.

Personal life
In 2011, Nizam married Sharnaz binti Saberi. He has three children. He currently resides in Kuching, Sarawak.

Honours and awards

 * Sarawak:
 * MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS.svg Member of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS) (2021)