Yang Berbahagia Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim |
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8th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia | |
Assumed office 1 May 2016 |
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Preceded by | Zeti Akhtar Aziz |
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Born | 1960 (age 56–57) 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, succeeding Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
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.
Muhammad joined Bank Negara Malaysia in 1984, and appointed as Deputy Governor in June 2010. 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.