Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ibrahim Iskandar (2024–present)
Amir Hamzah Azizan (Minister of Finance II)
Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 16 December 1964 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Education | St. John's Institution |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BEc.) University of Oxford (MBA) |
Shaik Abdul Rasheed bin Abdul Ghaffour is a Malaysian banker who has been the Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) since 1 July 2023. He was previously the deputy governor of the central bank.[1][2]
He attended St. John’s Institution high school in Kuala Lumpur in his early years.[3] Then he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Malaya and an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.[1]
Career
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][4]
Shaik Abdul Rasheed was appointed 10th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia effective from 1 July 2023 for 5 years.[5][1][6]
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia)
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2018)[7]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2025)[8][9]
Penang
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2024)[10]
