Ben Ibrahim is a Malaysian TV presenter, master of ceremonies, communications advisor, academic lecturer, and public speaking and leadership trainer with two decades of experience across broadcast and live events. He grew up in Kuala Lumpur but was educated at international schools around the world due to his father's work in the energy industry, and holds a Master's in Business and Human Resource Management from Monash University, Australia.
Ben joined the broadcast and events industry in 2005 after an earlier career as a Corporate Services Manager for a multinational corporation. He spent two years at Astro Malaysia as a news and sports host before moving to NTV7 to host The Breakfast Show. In 2010, Astro Awani approached him to host Entrepreneur, the network's first English-language business programme, which he anchored weekly for four years while also helping launch Bernama TV's morning show, The Breakfast Club. His work during this period earned him multiple industry awards. He was subsequently headhunted by Fox News in Singapore, where he hosted FOX Sports' live coverage of the English Premier League until the network's Asia operations ceased in 2020.
Ben is currently an academic lecturer at Taylor's University, Malaysia, teaching Strategic Communications and Leadership Development, and works as a freelance sports broadcaster-commentator for the World University Games (FISU), FIBA, the Malaysian Rugby Union, Astro, RTM Malaysia, Mediacorp Singapore, and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.
As a master of ceremonies and moderator, Ben is known for his powerful, commanding voice, his ability to think on his feet and turn live event mishaps into moments of spontaneous entertainment, and his versatility in shifting between light-hearted hosting and deeply probing, industry-specific moderation. He has emceed and moderated major regional gatherings including the 2025 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, the 2025 ABU CONFEST, the 2018 World Urban Forum (United Nations), the 2019 Urological Association of Asia Congress, and the 2017 South-East-Asian Games medal ceremonies, alongside numerous product launches, hackathons, and leadership events for organisations such as Microsoft, Axiata, Huawei, and the Government of Victoria, Australia.
His long list of annual dinner and awards hosting includes HSBC, AmBank, AT&T, Credit Guarantee Corporation Berhad, the Malaysian Basketball Association, Miss World Malaysia, and Miss Universe Malaysia, and he has fronted product launches and campaigns for global brands including Nestlé, Mercedes-Benz, AirAsia, Shell, Procter & Gamble, and Malaysia Airlines.
