The middle child of Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin and Puan Sri Zaleha Ismail, Diana joined the family’s corporate entity by way of the company’s F&B division. She chose business management as a field of study, which suited her perfectly.
“My parents had always been a big advocate of education. They strove to provide the best foundation for us. I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to study abroad in the UK. Having spent my early adult years learning to cope with pressures of university has taught me that independence, discipline, accountability and hard work pay off,” she says.
Together with Nadia, Diana currently oversees strategy and management of the Naza Group’s fully-owned restaurant brands—Dotty’s and BLVD House. Dotty’s, which made its debut in January 2016, is known for its fanciful pastries like speculoos croissants and salted egg yolk cronuts. In the same year, her brother SM Faliq Nasimuddin came up with an idea for a dining place with a twist; which the siblings then named as BLVD House.
This story is from the October 2019 edition of Malaysia Tatler.
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