Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Zahir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Badri.

Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir is the former Secretary-General of the Treasury of Malaysia.^[1][2] As secretary-general, Ahmad Badri also serves as Chairman of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN), Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP) and the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA).^[3][4][5] He also currently is the chairman of Employees Provident Fund (EPF)^[6] and sits on the board of directors of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), Tabung Haji and the Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) as an ex officio member.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} He also serves as a non-independent non-executive director at Tenaga Nasional.^[12][13]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir PSM SSAP DGMK DSDK DPSM
Secretary-General of Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)
In office 12 September 2018 – 30 April 2020
Monarchs	Muhammad V Abdullah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Succeeded by	Asri Hamidon
Chairman of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Chairman of Retirement Fund (Incorporated)
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Chairman of Public Sector Home Financing Board
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Badri bin Mohamad Zahir (age 58-59) Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Alma mater	MARA University of Technology National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) University of Hull
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Education

Ahmad Badri holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.^[12] He also obtained Diplomas in Land and Property Management from the MARA University of Technology and Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) respectively.^[12][14]

Career

Ahmad Badri had served in various senior posts within the Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) for more than 20 years before being appointed as its secretary-general.^[12] His last post before being promoted was as deputy secretary-general (Management), succeeding Ismail Bakar, who was chosen to ascend to the office of Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.^[15]

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2019)^[16]

•  Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2016)^[17][18]
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2019)^[19][20]

•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2012)^[17]

•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2020)^[21][22][23]

References

1. "Ahmad Badri appointed new Treasury secretary-general". Bernama. Malay Mail. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. Kannan, Hashini Kavishtri (12 September 2018). "Ahmad Badri is new Treasury sec-gen". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
3. "Board Members". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
4. "Members Of The Board". Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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6. "Former Treasury sec-gen Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir is new EPF chairman". The Edge Markets. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
7. Syed Jaafar, Syahirah (26 December 2018). "PNB appoints four new board members". The Edge (Malaysia). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
8. "PNB announces new appointments to its board". The Star (Malaysia). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
9. "Board of Directors". Central Bank of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
10. "Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir". Tabung Haji. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
11. "Board of Directors". Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia. Retrieved 15 February 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
12. "Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
13. Ho, Samantha (2 November 2018). "TNB issues US$750m sukuk; Ahmad Badri joins its board". The Edge (Malaysia). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
14. "Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir". Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
15. Jaafar, Mohamad Azlan (29 August 2018). "Ahmad Badri a frontrunner for Treasury sec-gen post". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
16. "CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday". Bernama. Malay Mail. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
17. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
18. "Appeals court judge heads 68 recipients of Kedah awards". Bernama. The Sun (Malaysia). 17 January 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
19. Hashim, Roslinda (25 August 2019). "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
20. "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
21. "PAS deputy president and sultan's children top Pahang honours list". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
22. "Eight of King's children receive Pahang state awards". Bernama. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
23. "8 anakanda Agong terima darjah kebesaran Pahang" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

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