Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir | |
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Secretary-General of Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) | |
In office 12 September 2018 –30 April 2020 | |
Monarchs | |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
Deputy Minister | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Preceded by | Ismail Bakar |
Succeeded by | Asri Hamidon |
Chairman of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia | |
Assumed office 12 September 2018 | |
Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
Deputy Minister | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Preceded by | Ismail Bakar |
Chairman of Retirement Fund (Incorporated) | |
Assumed office 12 September 2018 | |
Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
Deputy Minister | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Preceded by | Ismail Bakar |
Chairman of Public Sector Home Financing Board | |
Assumed office 12 September 2018 | |
Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
Deputy Minister | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Preceded by | Ismail Bakar |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir 1958 (age 66–67) Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Alma mater | MARA University of Technology National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) University of Hull |
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir (born 1958) is the former Secretary-General of the Treasury of Malaysia. [1] [2] As secretary-general,Ahmad Badri also serves as Chairman of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN),Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP) and the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA). [3] [4] [5] He also currently is the chairman of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) [6] and sits on the board of directors of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB),Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM),Tabung Haji and the Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) as an ex officio member. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He also serves as a non-independent non-executive director at Tenaga Nasional. [12] [13]
Ahmad Badri holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull,United Kingdom. [12] He also obtained Diplomas in Land and Property Management from the MARA University of Technology and Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) respectively. [12] [14]
Ahmad Badri had served in various senior posts within the Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) for more than 20 years before being appointed as its secretary-general. [12] His last post before being promoted was as deputy secretary-general (Management),succeeding Ismail Bakar,who was chosen to ascend to the office of Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia. [15]