Azman Hashim

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

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Azman Hashim PSM SSTM DPMS JMN KMN
Born	(1939-07-17) 17 July 1939 Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Occupation(s)	Chairman AmBank, Pro Chancellor Open University Malaysia
Spouse	Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	5 (including Mizz Nina)

Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim (born 17 July 1939), is a Malaysian investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be US$660 million in 2024.

Early life

Tan Sri Azman Hashim was born on 17 July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur to a family of thirteen siblings and spent his childhood in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur.

His mother was a school teacher who later became headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girls' School.

In 1954, he sat for the Senior Cambridge Examination and obtained a first grade. He was offered accountancy on a Colombo Plan Scholarship which took him to Australia from 1955 to 1960. He became a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary before the age of 21. He became a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Accountants, Australia (FCA Australia) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (FCIS) in 1960. Later he also became a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Malaysia, the Institute of Directors, Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of Management.

Career

Hashim was employed by Chartered Accountants from 1955 to 1960. In 1960, he served with Bank Negara Malaysia until 1964, when he left to start his own accountancy practice of, which later grew into Azman Wong Salleh & Co. He then joined the Board of Malayan Banking Berhad in 1966 and was its executive director from 1971 to 1980. He was appointed Executive Chairman of Kwong Yik Bank Berhad in 1980 until 1982 when he became Chairman of the AmBank Group several subsidiaries.

Hashim sits on the board of directors for the Asian Institute of Finance.

Recognition

Hashim has been awarded the Darjah ”Kesatria Mangku Negara", by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1972; His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor honoured him with the ”Darjah Dato' Paduka Mahkota Selangor" (DPMS) in 1980 which carried the title Dato'; this was followed by the ”Johan Mahkota Negara" (JMN) awarded by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1984. The Asian Finance magazine named him ”Asia’s Banker of the Year" in 1985. This was followed by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong awarding him the ”Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota" (PSM) in 1988 which bestowed on him the title ”Tan Sri".

He received a lifetime achievement award, at 4th Annual Islamic Business and Finance Awards 2009.

He is an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1972)
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1984)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1988)
• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1980)
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz (SSTM) – Dato' Seri (2010)

Personal life

He married Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor on 3 March 1963 and has two sons, three daughters and ten grandchildren. One of his daughters is a former local artist, Shazrina or popularly known as Mizz Nina.

External links

• Forbes Asia
• Amcorp Group Berhad
• Amcorp Properties Berhad
• Open University Malaysia