Rema graduated from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master in Philosophy (M.Phil) degrees in 1983 and 1987 respectively.
She has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry commencing in 1988 as a specialist telecommunications writer at the Business Times, Malaysia’s financial daily. This was followed by over eight years in TM, primarily in corporate planning and strategy. In early 1999, she joined the newly established Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC), serving in various positions including Manager (Economic Regulation) and Industry Policy and Regulation. She joined TMI as Head, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs in August 2003 and undertook her current position as Head, Group Regulatory Affairs in April 2008.
Rema is a member of the Chief Regulatory Officers’ Group (CROG) of the GSM Association (GSMA).