Robert Geneid has contributed to Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia, across many

areas of development within different fields. He has created homes for residents

in the Taman Tunku township, created jobs for the indigenous Mulu population of

Sarawak Malaysia, and contributed his expertise within engineering, law, and

property development to various companies, as well as the Malaysian

government. Having lived in Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia, Robert has

grown his professional experience throughout many areas. He currently resides in

Sarawak, Malaysia with his wife Raziah Geneid and their children.

Robert Geneid- Leading

Sarawak’s Tourism

Robert Geneid was born on December 21st, 1954, in Sydney Australia. One of the few to

possess a dual degree in Civil Engineering and Law within Australia, Robert put his

University of New South Wales degrees to good use. Utilizing the insights given by his dual

degrees, Robert has specialized and grown to be an expert in Construction Law and Major

Project Work.

Robert’s career has spanned many areas within different countries. He began as an Engineer

for the Department of Public Works New South Wales. Here he focused his efforts on the

water supply and sewerage works in rural New South Wales. He then tackled a project

relating to the Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia, as a Project Engineer for the Bechtel

Corporation Jubail Industrial City Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Here he also worked on water

supply, sewerage, and sea water cooling.

Expanding his professional experience towards his other degree, in Law, Robert

Geneid worked as a Solicitor for Freehill, Hollingdale and Page, in both Sydney and

Singapore. Within the Firm’s Major Project Section, he was a Construction Lawyer,

and was involved in a major public infrastructure project in New South Wales, the

Sydney Harbour Tunnel Project. Robert represented the client on infrastructure and

building issues and growth, as well as for the Northern Territory Government on the

Channel Island Power Station Project.

Climbing the ladder within the field of Law, Robert’s next firm, Mallesons Stephen

Jaques, made him Partner. Working in Singapore, he was the partner in charge of

construction law and major project work for Southeast Asia. This consisted of

developing Indonesia’s largest coal mine, their commercial television station, and

resort development. Additional responsibilities within Robert’s role included being the

chosen partner to oversee the Peninsula Gas Utilization Project in Malaysia.

Diving into yet another career move headfirst, and backed by years of knowledge and experience,

Robert Geneid joined the Borsarmulu Resort in Malaysia, which focuses on Tourism, the

Environment, Property Development and National Park Management. As the Managing Director,

he is working to successfully implement a major upgrade to Royal Mulu Resort to meet Marriott

standards. This resort will be the first Marriott Nature Resort in the world. His company also

manages tourism for the Mulu National Park, Malaysia’s World Heritage Area. Robert has spent

20 years with the indigenous population of the Mulu, creating jobs within tourism, and has

opened more doors of opportunity for the natives.

Thanks to Robert’s extensive international career and

especially his experience working in Malaysia and building up

the area, both physically and economically, he has served on

the Board of the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia. He was

personally asked to stay on by the Federal Tourism Minister

because of his experience and education. In his spare time,

Robert enjoys playing tennis, jungle trekking and cycling.