Muhammad bin Ibrahim

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim
8th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2016
Preceded by	Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 55–56) Federation of Malaya
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Malaya International Islamic University Malaysia

Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim is the 8th and current Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia. He assumed the office of Governor on 1 May 2016,^[1] succeeding Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

Education

Muhammad graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School from its Masters in Public Administration programme in 1993. He also completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2010. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from University of Malaya, and a postgraduate diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia.^[2][3]

Career

Muhammad joined Bank Negara Malaysia in 1984, and appointed as Deputy Governor in June 2010.^[4] He sits on the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee as well as the Financial Stability Committee.

Throughout his service to the Central Bank of Malaysia, he held several posts in several government bodies and companies. He is a member of the Board of Directors of PETRONAS and Malaysian Retirement Trust Fund since 2010 and 2012 respectively.

During the Asian Financial Crisis, he was the Managing Director of Danamodal Nasional Berhad, a bank recapitalization agency.

References

1. Abd. Rahman, Norliza (27 April 2016). "Muhammad dilantik Gabenor Bank Negara". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. "Who is the new Bank Negara governor?". New Straits Times. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
3. "Dato' Muhammad bin Ibrahim". KWAP. Kumpulan Wang Amanah Persaraan. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
4. "Appointment of Dato' Muhammad Ibrahim as Deputy Governor, Dato' Ooi Sang Kuang as Special Adviser and Puan Jessica Chew as Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia". Central Bank of Malaysia. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2016.