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About · Arieffahmi Abd Razak

Bangi, Malaysia · 2026

A life shaped
by second breaths.

Former medical doctor. Chairman of Mafar Group. Author, mental-health advocate and PADI Divemaster—building systems that leave people stronger.

The builders behind Mafar bersama Dr Arieffahmi
The builders behind MafarBuilt around people

The short answer

I used to write money.
Now, I write people.

I'm Dr Arieffahmi Abd Razak. My life has moved through medicine, internet ventures, the Red Sea, clinical practice, mental illness, recovery and institution-building. None of those chapters stands alone.

For a long time, I measured success by what I could create quickly. Bipolar disorder interrupted that story. It forced a harder question: if the work grows but the human being disappears, what exactly have we built?

Today, business is still the vehicle. But people are the responsibility.

The current chapter

Chairman.
Still a builder.

As Chairman of Mafar Group, my work is no longer to be the smartest person in every room. It is to hold the purpose, develop leaders, strengthen partnerships and build an organisation that can serve long after its founder is gone.

That is our Build To Last Organisation philosophy: strong values, capable leaders, effective systems and meaningful partnerships—in that order.

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Dr Arieffahmi Abd Razak, Chairman of Mafar Group

Five chapters

The road
wasn't linear.

It rarely is. The setbacks did not sit outside the work; they changed the kind of work worth doing.

01

Medicine, Egypt

Moved to Egypt to study medicine at Al-Azhar University. Beyond the lecture hall, the internet, travel and community became a second education.

02

The Red Sea

Built Divologist from Hurghada and became a PADI Divemaster—connecting Malaysian divers to the Red Sea and learning what trust means underwater.

03

The interruption

Returned to Malaysia and entered clinical practice, then lived through the darkest years of bipolar disorder. The mind that once felt like a superpower went quiet.

04

The return

Recovery became a slow practice. Dive2Heal emerged from a simple belief: breath, water, reflection and community can help people reconnect with themselves.

05

Building to last

Mafar moved from experiments into an integrated healthcare ecosystem. In 2026, Arieffahmi became Group Chairman—focused on purpose, people, partnerships and the long horizon.

Awakening — memoir by Arieffahmi Abd RazakAWAKENING
is ongoing.

THE STORY CONTINUES

Some chapters became a book. Others became a conversation.

Read the lived experience behind Awakening, then explore the free monthly conversations on mental health, leadership and living with greater awareness.

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Arieffahmi scuba diving inside an underwater wreck

Divologist · Dive2Heal

The ocean gave
me my breath back.

Diving began as adventure. Then it became stillness, therapy and community. Underwater, breathing slows, noise disappears and presence becomes non-negotiable.

That experience shaped Dive2Heal: guided mental-wellness journeys using mindful breathing, scuba, reflection and human connection. It is a wellness experience—not a replacement for professional mental-health care.

Enter the diving ecosystem

What I am building now

Mafar Group · 2026

Healthcare,
held together.

Mafar connects bricks, people, community, business and technology so independent healthcare providers do not have to build alone.

One mark · Five companies

The whole ecosystem,
working as one.

Most clinics buy solutions one at a time. Mafar brings the business, care, capability, technology and visibility together around the same doctor.

9clinics today
100+people across the group
500people the systems are built for
Mafar Group leaders and partners at an official signing ceremony
Partnership as infrastructure—not decoration.

Selected conversations

Some stories need more room.

These television and podcast conversations explore the professional and personal chapters in greater depth.

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01 · Podcast

Al Banna Cast · 20 Oct 2026

Dr Arief pernah jadi Imam Mahdi┃Al Banna Cast

Arieffahmi joins Ustaz Aiman Banna for Al Banna Cast. Watch the full conversation for the context behind the episode title.

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02 · TV

TV AlHijrah · Assalamualaikum · 22 Sep 2026

Bipolar, Kawalan Emosi & Pemulihan

A television conversation with Dr Fakrul Azren Azhar on bipolar disorder, emotional regulation, treatment and the grounded work of recovery.

Watch on YouTube
03 · Podcast

MITI Malaysia · NIMP 2030 · Episode 08

Beyond the Hospital: Masa Depan Graduan Medic

A wider conversation on what medical graduates can build beyond conventional clinical pathways—and how healthcare, entrepreneurship and ecosystem thinking can meet.

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04 · Podcast

Ar Rasyidin Academy · Episode 10

The Journey Behind the Builder

A raw, long-form conversation about mental illness, identity, recovery, faith and the experiences that shaped the work being built today.

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What stays constant

Purpose before profit.
People before ego.
Truth without losing tenderness.