Kuala Lumpur, 1 Sep 2023 – The Finance Minister has approved the appointment of Mr Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid as Bank Negara Malaysia Deputy Governor for a three-year term effective from 1 Sep this year.

Deputy Governor Adnan currently sits on the Board of Directors of INCEIF University.

As Deputy Governor, Adnan Zaylani will oversee the financial markets and development sectors. He will be a member of BNM’s board of directors and continue to serve on various committees of the bank, including the Management Committee, Monetary Policy Committee, Reserve Management Committee, Financial Risk Management Committee, Financial Stability Committee, and Joint Policy Committee.

In a statement, BNM said DG Adnan joined the Bank in 1994 and has a Master of Public Policy from the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He also holds a Master of Science in Global Market Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Throughout his 29-year career with BNM, he has been involved in diverse areas of central banking ranging from exchange policy, Islamic finance and financial sector development. He is currently the chairman of the Financial Markets Committee and a Board Member of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Persaraan.

INCEIF congratulates Deputy Governor Adnan on his new appointment and looks forward to his continued leadership.

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