Muhammad bin Ibrahim (born 1956) was the 8th
Governor
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of the
Central Bank of Malaysia
The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM; ms, Bank Negara Malaysia) is the Malaysian central bank. Established on 26 January 1959 as the Central Bank of Malaya (''Bank Negara Tanah Melayu''), its main purpose is to issue currency, act as banker and ad ...
. He assumed the office of Governor on 1 May 2016, succeeding
Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz (born 26 August 1947) was the 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank. She served as Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the position. Zeti was one of the members o ...
. He tendered his resignation on 6 June 2018.
Education
Muhammad graduated from the
Harvard Kennedy School
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from its Masters in Public Administration programme in 1993. He attended the six-week Advanced Management Programme at
Harvard Business School
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in 2010. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from
University of Malaya
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, and a postgraduate diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance from the
International Islamic University Malaysia
The International Islamic University Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي اسلام انتارابڠسا مليسيا; ar, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بمال ...
.
Career
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 was a member of the board of directors of PETRONAS since 2010, and of the Malaysian Retirement Trust Fund since 2012. He is the chairman of the
Asian Institute of Finance
The Asian Institute of Finance Berhad (AIF) is a nonprofit organisation in Malaysia. Its main purpose is to enhance human capital development and talent management across the Asian financial services industry. AIF's headquarters is located in Kua ...
since 2016.
During the
Asian Financial Crisis
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, he was the managing director of Danamodal Nasional Berhad, a bank recapitalization agency.
Muhammad was bestowed the Malaysian Federal Award
Panglima Setia Mahkota
The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign.
The order was instituted on ...
by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 2017.
After the collapse of the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) administration and formation of the new
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) administration on 10 May 2018, Muhammad resigned almost a month later on 6 June 2018.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* :
**
Commander of the
Order of Meritorious Service
The Distinguished Order of Meritorious Service ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Jasa Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country.
It should not be confused with the Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: ...
(PJN) – Datuk (2012)
**
Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
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The order was instituted on ...
(PSM) – Tan Sri (2017)
* :
**
Knight Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Selangor
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(DPMS) – Dato’ (2007)
**
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Selangor
The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was fou ...
(SPMS) – Dato’ Seri (2016)
* :
**
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan
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(SJMK) – Dato’ (2016)
References
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Harvard Kennedy School alumni
1956 births
Living people
Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service
Governors of the Central Bank of Malaysia
Malaysian bankers
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor
Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor
Malaysian economists