Dato' Sri Haniff Omar is a distinguished Malaysian public servant with a decorated career spanning over three decades in the government sector, focusing on national security, international relations, and public administration. He brings to the table a wealth of experience garnered from high-level roles in the Prime Minister's Department and the Immigration Department of Malaysia.

He began his government service in 1984, joining the Research Division of the Prime Minister's Department. Over nearly three decades, he played an instrumental role in national-level research and strategic policy formulation. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Director of the Foreign Workers Division at the Immigration Department of Malaysia, overseeing vital national interests related to labor migration and border control.

In 2014, Dato' Sri Haniff rejoined the Research Division as Deputy Director General. He concurrently headed the division's Security and Transnational Issues portfolio and served as Deputy Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. 

Regionally, he was a prominent figure within ASEAN's security landscape, serving as the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee under the ASEAN Intelligence Community (AIC-CTC) from 2016 to 2019.

His diplomatic credentials are equally noteworthy, with overseas postings that include Second Secretary at the Malaysian High Commission in Bangladesh, Counsellor in Brunei, and Minister at the Embassy of Malaysia in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Beyond his government service, he is actively involved in various non-governmental and civil society initiatives. He currently serves as Chairman of Pertubuhan Mesra Pengguna Malaysia, Deputy Chairman of the Global Islamic Unity Forum (GIUF), Deputy Chairman I of the International Entrepreneurs Chamber of Malaysia (IECM), and Deputy President of the Selangor Chapter of the Malaysian Security Industry Association (PIKM).

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