Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir Mohd Din has more than 40 years of industry experience in the water and sewerage sectors. His main expertise is on conceptual and strategic business planning and management on water, wastewater, byproducts, green technology, research & development and environment including risk management and optimization & maximization of operation cost.

He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from UiTM, Shah Alam and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM), ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE) and Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK (MICE).

He has vast exposure in the engineering consultancy, public listed company, government owned National Water Asset Company and sewerage company at various senior management positions. He has extensive practical knowledge in planning, designing, managing water and sewerage works projects within the country and abroad in the United Kingdom, Brunei Darussalam, Middle East and Singapore. He was elected as President of The Malaysian Water Association (MWA) in April 2017 (2017-2019 and 2019-2021), President o ENSEARCH (2024/25), and Network Manager of Aquajaring – Eight SEA countries (Jun 2020 – December 2021). He had served as Board of Directors for Pengurusan Air Pahang (Jan 2023/25), Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd (2018 to May 2020) and Ranhill Water Technologies (Thai) Ltd & Anurak Water Treatment Facilites Co Ltd (July 2017/18) . Prior to this appointment, he was the former Chief Executive Officer of Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK), a National Sewerage Company wholly owned by the Minister of Finance incorporated from 1 December 2009 – 30 November 2016. He was the former Chief Operating Officer with Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB), Malaysia’s Water Asset Management Company, which is also wholly owned by the Minister of Finance incorporated, from February 2007 to November 2009.

He is also a Chairman of Malaysian Water Academy Sdn Bhd (2017-2021), Alumni Member of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), and member of various professional institutions which includes: Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (FIEM), member of Malaysian Water Association (MWA), Environmental Management of Research Associate of Malaysia (ENSEARCH), Malaysian Water Partnership (MyWP) and Malaysian Capacity Development Network for Sustainable Water Management (MyCDNet), Fellow of Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) since May 2018, and Water Environment Federation (WEF), United States. He was appointed as Adjunct Lecturer for Universiti Technologi Petronas (UTP) Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 semester, Industry Panel for MSc Integrated Construction Project Management programme for Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) from June 2018 – May 2020, Chairman for the CIDB MyCESMM committee, Committee of CIDB CITP Initiative Working Group on National Construction Cost Centre, Committee of CIDB CITP Thrust Working Group o