Datuk Idris Abdullah, Das Murthy (“Idris”) holds a Bachelor of Laws LLB. (Honours) Degree from the University of Malaya. He started his career in 1981 in Sibu, Sarawak, and was admitted to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Malaysia in Sabah and Sarawak in 1982.
He is a partner in a legal firm in Kuching, Sarawak. Idris was appointed as a Commission Member of the Companies Commission of Malaysia from 2007 to 2014. He was also a Commission Member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission from 2008 to 2010 and 2011 to 2015.
He was also a Board Member of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia Development Bank) from 2010 to 2014.
He is currently a Board Member of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Pos Malaysia Berhad, and NCB Holdings Berhad. He is a member of the Investment Panel of Perkeso and a board member of Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation Sdn Bhd.