Ahmad Lokman Mansor

Group Editor, New Straits Times

Ahmad Lokman Mansor was appointed as the Group Editor, NST on January 1, 2020.

Lokman who holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mass Communication & Media Studies (University of Toledo) started his association with the NSTP in April 1993 as a reporter for Business Times. His last post at the Business Times was as a Deputy Editor. In June 2009, he was promoted as the New Media Editor for NST.

In November 2012, Lokman was made Associate Editor of Op-Ed where he managed and planned the editorial and commentary pages of the newspaper on a daily basis.

He also held several key positions for NST including Associate Editor of Current Affairs & Digital (2015 – 2016), Associate Editor of Business, Op-Ed & CBT (2016-2018) and Convergence Editor of Business (2018-2019). A year later he was promoted to Executive Editor, Business, Op-Ed & Digital of NST.