Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus | |
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9th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia | |
In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2023 | |
Monarchs | Muhammad V Abdullah |
Deputy | Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour Jessica Chew Cheng Lian Marzunisham Omar |
Minister of Finance | Lim Guan Eng Tengku Zafrul Aziz Anwar Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Muhammad Ibrahim |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour |
Personal details | |
Born | Nor Shamsiah binti Mohd Yunus 1964 (age 59–60) Federation of Malaysia |
Alma mater | University of South Australia (1983-1985) |
Nor Shamsiah binti Mohd Yunus (born 1964)[1] was the 9th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia from 2018 to 2023,[2] replacing Tan Sri Muhammad bin Ibrahim. She served as Deputy Governor of Bank Negara from 2010 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2016. Later, she joined the International Monetary Fund as Assistant Director of the Financial and Capital Markets Division.[3]
She is the second woman to be appointed Governor of the National Bank after Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.