Datuk Dr. Ahmad Kushairi holds a Diploma in Agriculture in 1979 and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Agronomy) in 1985, both from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. He obtained the Masters of Science (Genetics) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1992 and another Masters of Science (Agronomy) from Louisiana State University (LSU), USA in 1995. He had also obtained his PhD (Genetics) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1998. 

He had served the Malaysian Palm Oil Board ("MPOB") since its establishment in 1979 until he retired as the Director-General in 2019. He had vast experiences, skills and knowledge, which amongst others include management of organisation, oil palm breeding, quantitative genetics, seed production, plantation management and management of research. He had received numerous awards and honours from MPOB, national and international organisations, including Gold Medal Research Award, Director Generals Science Excellence Challenge Trophy, Best Publication Award and Innovation Award.

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