Zeti Akhtar Aziz

Ungku Zeti Akhtar Aziz
7th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia
In office
1 May 2000 – 30 April 2016
Preceded byAli Abul Hassan Sulaiman
Succeeded byMuhammad bin Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Council of Eminent Persons
In office
12 May 2018 – 21 August 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
In office
1 July 2018 – 30 April 2021
Preceded byAbdul Wahid Omar
Succeeded byArifin Zakaria
Chairman of Sime Darby Property
In office
23 July 2018 – 6 May 2021
Preceded byAbdul Wahid Omar
Succeeded byRizal Rickman Ramli
Personal details
Born
Zeti Akhtar Aziz

(1947-08-27) 27 August 1947 (age 77)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Parent(s)Ungku Aziz
Azah Aziz
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
University of Pennsylvania
ProfessionEconomist
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Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz (born 27 August 1947) was the 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank. She served as Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the position and at 16 years, the longest to hold the position. Zeti was one of the members of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) in Mahathir's second administration, a special advisory council advising the government on economic and financial matters during this transitional period.[1]

  1. ^ "Who's who in Mahathir's new Cabinet and Council of Elders". The Straits Times. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.