(i) Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) Degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia;
(ii) Master of Arts Degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster; and
(iii) Certificate of Diplomacy from the University of Oxford.

Tan Sri Rastam began his career in the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Service in 1974. He was appointed as High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan in October 1994. In November 1996, he became the first Malaysian Ambassador to Bosnia Herzegovina, resident in Sarajevo. He was posted back to New York as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in May 1998. From September 1999 to March 2003, Tan Sri Rastam assumed the post of Malaysian Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia. He returned to New York and served as Malaysias Permanent Representative to the United Nations from March 2003 to August 2005. He served as Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia before being appointed as Secretary General. Tan Sri Rastam served as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia from 8 January 2006 to 2 September 2010. He retired after serving for more than 36 years with the Malaysian government. He served as an advisor to the Chief Minister's Department, Sarawak from November 2010 to December 2013. With more than 36 years of working experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, Tan Sri Rastam gained vast experience in administration, management, diplomacy and international relations.

Tan Sri Rastam is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. He is also currently an independent and non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Batu Kawan Berhad.

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