Meet Our Tutors
At TYMBA Education, our experienced tutors combine proven teaching methods, professional expertise and personalised guidance to help students build confidence, master complex concepts and achieve excellence in their examinations and beyond.
OUR ACADEMIC TEAM
Meet Our Tutors
Syahirah Said
FCCA (UK), CA (M)
FR Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Financial Reporting (FR)
Airil Razali
ACA, BFP, CA (M)
Founder and CEO of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
Hanan Suffian
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
ATX & TX Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Advanced Taxation (ATX) & Taxation (TX)
Gary Danny Galiyang
ACCA (UK)
PM Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for MA1, MA2 & Performance Management (PM)
Hazmizal Halil
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
Head of Academic and Faculty Management
Tutor for FR, AA, SBR & AAA
Hazrul Abdullah
ACCA (UK)
APM Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Advanced Performance Management (APM)
Sara Naquia Hanim binti Shaharuddin
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
FA1, FA2, FFA & FBT Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for FA1, FA2, FFA & FBT
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Syahirah Said
FCCA (UK), CA (M)
FR Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Financial Reporting (FR)
Syahirah is a certified accountant who began her academic journey with a Fast Track Diploma in Accountancy at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam. She later pursued her degree at Dublin Business School, Ireland, graduating at the age of 21. She continued with the ACCA qualification at the same institution and became an ACCA affiliate in 2010.
Her professional career began at New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, where she served first as a Business Executive and later as a Finance Executive. During her time in the finance department, she attained full ACCA membership.
After four years in the corporate sector, Syahirah pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA), majoring in Finance, at Universiti Malaya before transitioning into education.
She began teaching at INTEC Education College in 2018, covering Financial Management and Investment Management for the Diploma in Business Management. She later joined IPAC Education, where she taught Financial Reporting (FR), Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) for ACCA, and Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) for MICPA.
Syahirah is now a TYMBA Education tutor specialising in Financial Reporting and is also a Fellow of ACCA.
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Airil Razali
ACA, BFP, CA (M)
Founder and CEO of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
Airil Razali is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He was among the earliest students to pursue the ICAEW qualification through the Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) pathway.
After graduating, he joined the EY Assurance Team and worked across industries including property development, manufacturing, hospitality, tourism, and oil and gas. He later joined PwC's Due Diligence team for mergers and acquisitions, contributing to cross-border transactions worth more than USD1 billion across East Asia and India.
In 2017, Airil co-founded the accounting and advisory firm Equilibro Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. During this period, he also assisted IPAC Education in establishing its Professional Accountancy Centre, including the setup of ICAEW courses and engagement with regulators such as the Ministry of Higher Education and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
Airil is a subject matter expert in Business and Financial Reporting for ACCA, ICAEW, and MICPA-CAANZ. In 2019, he left IPAC Education with a mission to empower Bumiputera youths, particularly those from underprivileged families, to become global professionals.
Together with a hand-picked team, he established TYMBA Education, a Professional Accountancy Centre of Excellence serving students from Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Hanan Suffian
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
ATX & TX Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Advanced Taxation (ATX) & Taxation (TX)
Hanan is a member and qualified Chartered Accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Upon graduation, she joined the EY Assurance Team and performed external audit engagements for clients across manufacturing, aerospace, retail, property development, investment holding, logistics, and advertising. She also coached junior team members and served as a key contact, providing progress updates to clients, managers, partners, and foreign primary teams.
Hanan is an active freelance speaker on professional accounting studies and career development. Through engagements at colleges and universities, she encourages students to pursue their interest and potential in accounting.
Her passion for knowledge sharing and character development led her to join TYMBA Education, where she works to nurture technically capable and interpersonally strong professional accountants. She currently teaches the ACCA Malaysian Variant Taxation and Advanced Taxation subjects.
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Gary Danny Galiyang
ACCA (UK)
PM Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Management Information (MA1), Managing Costs and Finance (MA2) & Performance Management (PM)
Gary is a qualified Chartered Accountant with ACCA and holds a Master's degree in Forensic Accounting and Financial Criminology. A proud Bumiputera from Sabah with Dusun heritage, he has professional experience in audit and assurance as well as teaching diploma, degree, and professional accounting students.
He received a MARA scholarship to pursue CAT-ACCA after SPM. After graduating, he joined Baker Tilly Malaysia's Audit and Assurance department, where he focused on agriculture and construction clients. In less than two years, he was entrusted with several major clients as a team leader and also participated in public-sector audit work.
After leaving Baker Tilly in 2020, Gary joined a boutique audit firm in Kuala Lumpur as a Senior Auditor while pursuing his Master's degree on weekends. He later joined a private college, teaching subjects such as Financial Crime and Fraud Investigation, while also serving as a part-time lecturer at UiTM for Auditing and Internal Audit.
After almost two years of teaching diploma and degree students, Gary joined TYMBA Education to teach professional accounting papers. He aspires to become a leading specialist in MA2 and Performance Management for ACCA students.
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Hazmizal Halil
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
Head of Academic and Faculty Management of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Financial Reporting (FR), Audit and Assurance (AA), Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) & Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)
Hazmizal is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), based in the Klang Valley.
He holds a Master in Accountancy, a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons), and a Diploma in Accountancy from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He completed his ACCA professional qualification at Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur.
In 2016, Hazmizal joined PwC as an audit vacation trainee for eight months under his bachelor's degree programme. After graduating, he began his audit career with EY in 2017, joining the Hospitality, Property and Infrastructure team and serving clients across a range of industries.
His experience at EY equipped him with practical professional skills and strong knowledge in audit and taxation, which he now brings into his academic and faculty leadership at TYMBA Education.
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Hazrul Abdullah
ACCA (UK)
APM Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Advanced Performance Management (APM)
Hazrul Abdullah is a professional accounting graduate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK, and is working towards membership of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He was among the brightest students in his cohort and received the Vice-Chancellor's Award upon graduation.
He began his career as an accountant at a medium-sized marketing firm, where he was responsible for preparing the company's full financial statements. The breadth of this early responsibility helped him develop into an all-round accountant. He was also involved in management accounting, supporting budgeting, resource management, and performance evaluation.
After leaving the firm in 2016, Hazrul transitioned into education. He began by giving free English and Mathematics lessons to underprivileged children in rural communities, where he discovered his passion and potential for teaching.
In 2017, he began teaching professionally at IPAC Education. He now brings his practical accounting knowledge and teaching experience to TYMBA Education as a specialist tutor for Advanced Performance Management.
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Sara Naquia Hanim binti Shaharuddin
ACCA (UK), CA (M)
FA1, FA2, FFA & FBT Tutor of TYMBA Education
Tutor for Recording Financial Transactions (FA1), Maintaining Financial Records (FA2), Foundation in Financial Accounting (FFA) & Foundation in Business and Technology (FBT)
Sara Naquia began her accounting education with a Diploma in Accountancy at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, from 1999 to 2001. After graduating with a CGPA of 3.68, she continued her ACCA studies at the same university.
She began her career in industry with Toshiba Office Automation distributor Tele Dynamics Sdn. Bhd., where she worked for four years. She managed treasury and accounts payable functions, including cash flow statements, bank reconciliations, and operational responsibilities.
In 2008, Sara left Tele Dynamics to complete her ACCA qualification and graduated in October 2009 from Universiti Teknologi MARA.
In November 2009, she joined Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn. Bhd. as a Financial Analyst in the Contracts team, supporting the AMS Controller in the United States. Her monthly reporting and analysis work was conducted largely in a virtual environment with teams based in Texas and Guadalajara, giving her extensive experience working across time zones and international teams.