Amir Hamzah Azizan
Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
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Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Chief Executive Officer of the Employees Provident Fund | |
In office 1 March 2021 – 12 December 2023 | |
Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
Chairman | Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir |
Preceded by | Tunku Alizakri Alias |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn |
Personal details | |
Born | Amir Hamzah bin Azizan 1967 (age 56–57) Penang, Malaysia |
Political party | Independent |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Syracuse University (BSc) |
Occupation | Corporate figure |
Amir Hamzah Azizan on LinkedIn | |
Amir Hamzah bin Azizan (
Early life and education
Amir was born in Penang and moved to Kuala Lumpur at an early age with his other two siblings, one of them Ikhwan Azizan worked under his previous role at Petronas. Amir holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management (Finance and Economics) from Syracuse University, New York. He has also attended the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University, United States, and the Corporate Finance Program at London Business School, United Kingdom.[3]
Career
He began his corporate career at
In 2000, Amir joined MISC Berhad as Group General Manager, Corporate Planning Services. Following in 2004, he held the position of Regional Business Director (Europe, America, Africa and FSU) at MISC Berhad in London, United Kingdom before being appointed as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd on 1 April 2005.
He then held the position of managing director and CEO of Petronas Dagangan Berhad from 15 June 2010 to 31 August 2012, when he became a managing director and CEO of Petronas Lubricants International. He was also the Vice President of Downstream Marketing from 1 March 2011 until 1 July 2013, when he became the Vice President of Lubricants for Petronas.
Amir was promoted as president and CEO of MISC Berhad from 1 January 2009 until 14 June 2010, and on 29 August 2016, he has led
Honours and awards
Honours of Malaysia
- Malacca :
- Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2019)[8]
References
- ^ "Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan dilantik sebagai Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif KWSP yang baharu". KWSP.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Amir Hamzah warisi ketokohan Tun Azizan". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Biodata Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan". MyWilayah.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "MRCB redesignates Amir Hamzah as chairman". The Star. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Amir Hamzah: Seeing things differently". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan". Sime Darby Plantation. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "MRCB redesignates Amir Hamzah as chairman". The Star. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 September 2023.