Amirsham Abdul Aziz

Malaysian politician

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amirsham. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk

Amirsham Abdul Aziz

PSM PJN

أميرشام بن عبدالعزيز
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Economic Planning Unit)
In office
18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Preceded by| Mustapa Mohamed
Succeeded by| Idris Jala
Personal details
Born|  (1950-09-18) 18 September 1950 (age 74)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya
Spouse| Faizah Mohd Tahir
Parents|

* Abdul Aziz Udin (father)
* Marsinah Djamil (mother)

Alma mater| University of Malaya (BEc)
Occupation| Businessman, politician

Tan Sri Amirsham bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: أميرشام بن عبدالعزيز) is the former president and chief executive officer of Maybank. His parents A. Aziz Podo and Marsinah Djamil, migrated from Silungkang, West Sumatra.[1] He was the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's move in appointing him as a minister was seen as an attempt in including specialists in the fields of economics and law to help stimulate the Malaysian economy.

Amirsham's credentials have been exemplary since starting his career in Maybank in 1977. In 1994, he became the Maybank's managing director – taking over from Tan Sri Ahmad Don, who became Bank Negara's governor. Amirsham subsequently became president and CEO in 2002.

On 18 March 2008, he was sworn in as senator at Dewan Negara, his first foray into politics.

## Honours

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* Malaysia :
* Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (1998)[2]
* Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2008)[2]

## References

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1. ^ Forum.Detik.com Archived 4 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

## External links

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* New ministers and deputy ministers, The Star, 19 March 2008.

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Third Abdullah cabinet (2008–2009)

Prime Minister: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

* Najib Razak
* Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
* Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
* Amirsham Abdul Aziz
* Zaid Ibrahim
* Bernard Giluk Dompok
* Nor Mohamed Yakcop
* Syed Hamid Albar
* Muhyiddin Yassin
* Hishammuddin Hussein
* Douglas Uggah Embas
* Zulhasnan Rafique
* Ong Tee Keat
* Mustapa Mohamed
* Liow Tiong Lai
* Azalina Othman Said
* Shafie Apdal
* Ong Ka Chuan
* Rais Yatim
* Mohamed Khaled Nordin
* Subramaniam Sathasivam
* Shahrir Abdul Samad
* Noh Omar
* Muhammad Muhammad Taib
* Mohd Zin Mohamed
* Maximus Johnity Ongkili
* Shaziman Abu Mansor
* Peter Chin Fah Kui
* Ng Yen Yen
* Ismail Sabri Yaakob
* Ahmad Shabery Cheek

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