Azran Osman-Rani

Azran Osman-Rani is a prominent and respected business leader who is known for growing businesses and leading innovative companies that disrupt industries. He is currently the CEO of Naluri, a Malaysian digital-health start-up that he co-founded, aimed at making mental- and physical-health coaching accessible to everyone.

An Economics and Engineering Master’s holder from Stanford University, USA, Azran started his career in consulting firms, Booz Allen Hamilton and McKinsey & Company. Among his notable accomplishments is as founding CEO of AirAsia X Berhad, leading the airline from start-up to IPO in six years, and co-founding and leading the expansion of a global internet video-on-demand service iflix across 20 countries.

An inspiring business role model and sought-after speaker, Azran wrote a book, 30 Days of Curiosity and 30 Years of Purposefulness, where he shares a fresh and unorthodox take on creating an entrepreneurial culture that can transform how businesses operate. Formerly clinically overweight, he grew into a passionate health and fitness enthusiast who eventually became an Ironman triathlete. His gruelling recovery from a major road accident while training to rejoin Ironman in less than six months is recorded in an inspirational documentary, A Broken Crayon.

A husband and father, Azran is married to former Astro news anchor Azreen Pharmy and together have three children.