The Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia is the

chief executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Malaysia's central bank and the ''ex-officio'' chairperson of its Central Board of Directors.

Malaysian ringgit The Malaysian ringgit (; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: ''Ringgit Malaysia''; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 ''sen'' (formerly ''cents''). The ringgit is issue ...

currency notes, issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), bear the governor's signature. Since its establishment in 1959, the BNM has been headed by 9 governors. Section 15 (1) of the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 states that the Governor is appointed by

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, the Supreme Head of Malaysia whilst the Deputy Governor is appointed by the Finance Minister. Section 15 (4) of the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 states that the term of office typically runs for 5 years for the Governor and 3 years for the Deputy Governor, both eligible for reappointment. The 9th and current Governor is Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, who took over from

Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim ( bn, মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম; – 6 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi physician. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDE ...

on 1 July 2018.

List of the governors

References

{{Reflist Central Bank of Malaysia Governors of the Central Bank of Malaysia