WIDAD Business Group Sdn Bhd (WBG), an integrated facility management, property and construction conglomerate, has unveiled an ambitious project in Widad@Langkasuka, a mixed development valued at RM40 bil in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah.
Expected to be completed within 15 to 20 years, the announcement of the project commencement was made Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
WBG is a wholly-owned Bumiputera private company belonging to Kedah-born Tan Sri Muhammad Ikmal Opat Abdullah who is also a majority stakeholder of Bursa Malaysia-listed Widad Group Bhd and Dataprep Holdings Bhd.
Widad@Langkasuka is envisaged to be a modern development with an Islamic and tropical vernacular concept that will change the landscape of Pulau Langkawi while becoming island’s main attraction.
As almost 90% of the 1,979-acre site currently consist of the ocean, WBG intends to erect a man-made island which will eventually span approximately 1,000 acres or 50% of the entire area.
Once completed, Widad@Langkasuka will comprise tourism components such as five- and six-star hotel and resorts, an international golf course located beside the ‘Marina Yacht Club’, an international business and office complex, shopping malls, higher learning institutions, healthcare facilities and luxury residences.
The group also plans to organise annual events such as the Redbull Air Race, Power Boat Race, Jet Ski Race, international fireworks festivals and other culture and art showcases to promote tourism in Langkawi.
“Besides elevating Langkawi’s status into a world-renowned tourism destination and increasing the flow of foreign investment, the development of Widad@Langkasuka will stimulate the local economy and provide many more jobs to Malaysian citizens,” justified Muhammad Ikmal who is also WBG’s founder and group executive chairman.
“For the state, this will also translate into additional tourism revenue and higher value of land in the surrounding area.”
WBG was incorporated in 2002 to fulfil the growing needs for calibre Bumiputera contractors to serve the country’s rapid economic growth and development.
The group has since grown and diversified its activities in integrated facility management, construction, operations and maintenance, mechanical and electrical services, building automation system, energy management, property development, education, media & ICT services, hospitality, aquaculture, and oil & gas. – Jan 20, 2021
