The Islamic College of Sport (ICS) is proud to announce the appointment of Miriam Makki to its Board. With a distinguished career spanning law, government, public policy and community leadership, Miriam brings a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to education, multicultural communities and youth development.
Miriam began her career as a commercial litigator before moving into public policy and government advisory roles. She currently leads Global Public Policy at Heidi Health, one of Australia’s fastest-growing artificial intelligence companies.Her work focuses on public policy and regulation in the rapidly developing technology sector.
In 2022, Miriam joined the Australian Federal Government as Senior Advisor to The Hon. Ed Husic MP, advising on artificial intelligence, intellectual property, start-ups, commercialisation, research and development, and the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. She later served as Senior Advisor to The Hon. Tony Burke MP, working across Home Affairs, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Cyber Security and parliamentary affairs. Miriam also held a senior leadership role during Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2025 federal election campaign.Alongside her professional career, Miriam has been actively involved in supporting multicultural communities and young people across New South Wales.
She joined the Executive Board of the Multicultural Youth Affairs Network (MYAN) NSW in 2015 and served as Chairperson from 2017 to 2022. During this time, she worked to strengthen the representation of multicultural young people and ensure their voices were heard in decisions affecting their communities.Miriam also served as President of the Muslim Legal Network NSW, having previously held Executive Committee Member and Vice President positions.
Through her involvement, she supported law students, encouraged professional development and advocated for improved access to justice within Muslim communities.She holds a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Laws and is an alumna of the Pathways to Politics Program for Women at UNSW, developed in partnership with Harvard Kennedy School.The College warmly welcomes Miriam to the ICS Board and looks forward to drawing on her experience in education, public policy and community engagement as ICS continues to grow across Victoria and New South Wales.
