Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus

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

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus PSM PMW
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 60–61) Federation of Malaysia
Children	Robert H and Peter G
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.

Education

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of South Australia and is a chartered accountant (CPA).

Career

Bank Negara Malaysia

She has been in working at Bank Negara Malaysia since 1987. In 1999, she was appointed Director of the Bank's Regulation Department until 2004. On 1 December 2004 she was appointed Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia. She has served as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank twice, namely in 2010-2013 and 2013–2016. She was finally appointed Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia from 1 July 2018.[4]

Assignment at Bank Negara Malaysia

She has been in charge of financial development, strategic human resource management, organizational development transformation, prudent regulatory formation, bank regulatory and regulatory rules, crisis management and insurance.

Other career experience

• Assistant Director of the Finance and Capital Markets Division, the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• Managing Director, Danamodal Nasional Berhad
• EPF Investment Panel Member
• Tabung Haji Investment Board member

Contributions

She was directly involved in the settlement of the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, playing an important role also in the formulation of the Financial Sector Masterplan (2001-2010) and the Financial Sector Roadmap (2011-2020).[5]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2020)[6]
•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2012)

See also

• Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia

References

1. Another lady governor for Bank Negara
2. Nor Shamsiah dilantik Gabenor BNM, wanita kedua terajui bank pusat
3. Malaysia picks new central bank chief, she puts focus on stability
4. Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus Gabenor BNM ke-9
5. Nor Shamsiah dilantik Gabenor BNM, wanita kedua terajui bank pusat
6. "Former Chief Justice and ex-FELDA chairman head King's birthday honours list". The Edge Markets. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.