Grab Group CEO and Co-Founder Anthony Tan has received the Dato’ title from the Sultan of Selangor.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Selangor (D.P.M.S.) on Tan during celebrations marking the Silver Jubilee of his reign.
Tan marked the occasion in a LinkedIn post and acknowledged his wife, Chloe Tong.
“Sharing the occasion with Chloe made it all the more meaningful.”
Tan co-founded Grab with Tan Hooi Ling in Malaysia in 2012 after the pair met at business school.
The company started as a ride-hailing service called MyTeksi and moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2016.
Grab later expanded into food delivery, digital payments and financial services before going public on the Nasdaq in December 2021.
The company currently operates in eight Southeast Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar.
It also has interests in three digital banks, namely GXS Bank in Singapore, GXBank in Malaysia and Superbank in Indonesia.
Grab’s major acquisitions include Uber’s Southeast Asian operations, Indonesian e-wallet OVO, Malaysian supermarket chain Jaya Grocer and US-based digital investing platform Stash Financial.
The company also agreed to acquire a 60 percent stake in Atome Financial for US$1.49 billion in September 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
Grab recorded its first full year of net profit in 2025, earning US$200 million compared with a US$158 million loss in 2024.
Featured image: Edited by Fintech News Malaysia, based on image by Anthony Tan via LinkedIn
