Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour | |
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10th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia | |
Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (2024–present) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Minister | Anwar Ibrahim (Minister of Finance I) Amir Hamzah Azizan (Minister of Finance II) |
Preceded by | Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgetown,Penang,Malaysia | 2 January 1972
Nationality | Malaysia |
Children | 18 |
Education | Bachelor degree of Economics |
Alma mater | Universiti Malaya (UM) |
Shaik Abdul Rasheed bin Abdul Ghaffour is a Malaysian banker who was appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) from 1 July 2023. He was previously the deputy governor of the central bank. [1] [2]
He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Universiti Malaya (UM) and an MBA from Saïd Business School,University of Oxford. [1]
Shaik Abdul Rasheed started working at BNM in 1988. Throughout his career,he has held various senior management positions and has been a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and the Financial Stability Committee since 2015. [1] He also played an important role in the development and implementation of the Financial Sector Master Plan (2000–2010) and the Financial Sector Plan (2011-2020 and 2022–2026). In 2016,he was appointed Deputy Governor of BNM. [1] [3]
Shaik Abdul Rasheed was appointed 10th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia effective from 1 July 2023 for 5 years. [4] [1] [5]