Redzuawan Ismail or better known as Chef Wan is a Malaysian celebrity chef. His early career was as an accountant. He says after seeing the popularity of many types of Asian food in Western countries he decided to promote Malaysia and other South East Asian countries using their food. He has an associate degree in Professional Chef Training and Hotel Management from the California Culinary Academy and a Ritz Escoffeir Diploma from the Hôtel Ritz Paris. He is currently a brand ambassador for AirAsia. In 2009, he won the Best Celebrity Television Chef of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.