Qualification
1972 - 1975
B.Econs (Honors), Applied Economics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
1982 - 1984
M.Phil (Development Studies), Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
1991 - 1995
Ph.D (Business Economics), School of Business and Economic Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
2004
Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Working Experience
18 August 1975
Appointed to the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Service (PTD) as Assistant Director, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Kuala Lumpur
1984
Senior Assistant Director, Macro-economics, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Kuala Lumpur
April 1998
Senior Assistant Director, Human Resource Section, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department
May 1998
Director, Energy Section, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department
November 1998
Alternate Executive Director, World Bank Group, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (on secondment by the Govt. of Malaysia)
- Representing Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam
February 2001
Deputy Secretary, Economics and International Division, Ministry of Finance
January 2004
Deputy Director General, Macro Planning Division, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department
November 2005
Deputy Secretary General of Treasury (Policy), Federal Treasury, Ministry of Finance
February 2007 - May 2012
Secretary General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance
June 2012 - current
Chairman, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Directorship of Public Companies
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Federal Land Development Authority
Kumpulan Wang Persaraaan (Diperbadankan)
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad
Inland Revenue Board
Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Bank Negara Malaysia
Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd
GovCo Holdings Berhad
Johor Petroleum Development Corporation Bhd
Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad