Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :-
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) –Datuk (2018) [6]
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Penang :-
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (2024) [7]
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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 | Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| 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]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) –Datuk (2018) [6] 
Penang :
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (2024) [7] 
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