Career
Sidek began his career on 15 April 1974 as an Assistant Director at the International Trade Division,Ministry of Trade and Industry. He has extensive working experience within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) including postings at MITI offices in Tokyo,Sydney and Washington,D.C. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General (Trade) on 19 January 2001 and as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry on 24 October 2004. He was appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia on 3 September 2006.
Sidek served as President of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) between 2008 and 2013,and was the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) from 2012 to 2018.
Sidek is a former Board member of Top Glove Corporation Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and was Chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) from 2016 to 2018. He also served as Chairman of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission for a 3-year term,effective 1 July 2020.
Sidek holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in Public Administration from University Malaya and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from New Hampshire College,United States of America (now Southern New Hampshire University).
He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR),an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),an Honorary Doctorate degree in Management from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and an Honorary Doctorate degree in International Business from IIUM.
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Malaysia 
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) –Tan Sri (2007) [3] [4] 
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2006) [3] 
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1994) [3] 
Federal Territory (Malaysia) 
Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) –Datuk Seri Utama (2011) [3] [5] 
Kedah 
Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) –Dato' Paduka (2008) [3] 
Kelantan 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) –Dato' (2010) [3] [6] 
Malacca 
Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) –Datuk Seri (2009) [3] 
Pahang 
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2006) [3] 
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) –Dato' (2001) [3] 
Perak 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) –Dato' Seri (2007) [3] [7] 
Sarawak 
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) –Dato Sri (2008) [3] 
Selangor 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) –Dato' Seri (2011) [3] [8] 
Singapore 
Recipient of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (DUBC) (2012) [9] 
Japan 
Order of the Rising Sun,Gold and Silver Star (2018)
