With a PhD in Zoology and specialising in herpetology, Norhayati is a professor in Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at UKM. Awarded four times for quality of service, winning six national book awards and bagging the title of Best of Show Category in photography during MIDE 2018, Norhayati has also published more than 94 journals, 12 books, 24 technical reports and made countless contributions to many other literary and editorial publications. As an Advanced NAUI SCUBA and a certified Reef Check Reef Check Eco diver of the Organisation since 2010, she has also established an international outreach as a collaborator, recipient of scholarships to the UK, Japan and Australia.

Founder of Moby Tek Dive Centre

I’ve been diving for 16 years. I’ve been a diving instructor for 8 years. I own and run a dive centre in Tioman Island named Moby Tek Dive Centre. I am also an open circuit technical diving instructor and a closed circuit rebreather diver.

Cheryl is currently a Board Member of Malaysia Aviation Group, Malaysia Airlines Berhad and Good Doctor. She is a Global Executive Committee of World Federation of Advertisers (WFA). She’s also a committee member of Tengah Island Conservation and a 2021 Acumen fellow.