07-Jan-2008

RESIGNATION

Director

Non Independent & Non Executive

56

Malaysian

Dato’ Ahmad Haji Hashim graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) in 1974 and obtained his Master in Business Administration from City University, Washington State, USA in 1983. He has also attended the Oxford Advanced Management Programme, University of Oxford, United Kingdom conducted in 2004.

Dato’ Ahmad began his career in 1974, as an Assistant Secretary, Implementation and Coordination Unit, in the Prime Minister’s Department and has served numerous Ministries including the Ministry of Finance (“MoF) between 1977 and 1984, holding various positions, before joining the Ministry of International Trade and Industry as the Principal Assistant Secretary in 1985. In 1992, he joined the Foreign Investment Committee, EPU, Prime Minister's Department as Principal Assistant Secretary. In 1996, Dato’ Ahmad was appointed as Deputy Secretary, Economic and International Division, Treasury in the MoF. He was later appointed as Secretary in the Loan Management and Financial Policy Division, Treasury, MoF in 2000. He served in the Ministry of Health as Deputy Secretary General (Finance) in 2003 until he assumed the position as the Deputy Secretary General (Operation), Treasury, MoF in September 2005 which he held until he retired on 31 December 2007.

Dato’ Ahmad has previously held directorships and memberships in several organisation between 1999 to 2004, such as Institut Jantung Negara, Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Bank Simpanan Nasional, Lembaga Tabung Haji, Perbadanan Labuan, Employees Provident Fund, Johor Corporation, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd and Penang Regional Development Authority.

Throughout his illustrious career with the Malaysian civil service, he has also represented Malaysia in APEC Economic Committee, APEC Finance Ministers/Leaders meetings, Islamic Development Bank Board of Governors meetings, Commonwealth Finance Ministers meetings, Asia-Europe (ASEM) Leaders meeting, WTO meetings among others.

Proton Holdings Berhad

Nil

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