Perak, meaning ‘silver’ in Malay, is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula and shares land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. The state is home to some 2.44 million people, with a diverse mixture of locals and foreigners alike, and Ipoh as its state capital. Perak was once one of the largest tin producers in the world, from the 1890s to the 1970s, which laid the foundation of Perak’s industrial profile of today.

However, the decline of the global tin industry in the mid-1980s was a blow to Perak’s economy, as Perak was heavily reliant on the tin industry as its major revenue and engine of growth. To turn around the gloomy economic situation, the Perak State Government began to explore a diversified economic base, identifying the manufacturing industry as a new engine of economic growth along with services and agriculture. Today, Perak boasts a more diversified industrial portfolio, which includes manufacturing of electrical and electronics products, non-metallic mineral products, shipbuilding, machinery and foundry, automotive and transport equipment as well as oil and gas fabrication industries. Some giant multinational companies (MNCs) have also established their operations in Perak.

The Map of Perak