Biodata of new National Bank Governor, Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim

Datuk Muhammad bin Ibrahim, who will be the new governor of the National Bank by May 1, joined the Bank since 1984, has 32 years working experience at Malaysia's Central Bank and held the position of Deputy Governor since 2010.

The education background of Malaysia's soon-to-be National Bank Governor is as follows:

• Advanced Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
• Bachelor of Accounting, Universiti Malaysia (UM)
• Masters in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School
• Advance Management Programme, Harvard Business School

He also has served as:

• Chairman of the Finance Accreditation Agency
• Board of Incorporated Retirement Fund
• Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
• Panel member of the National Trust Fund
• Senate Chairman of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance
• Committee Chairman of Irving Fisher, Central Bank Statistics, and Bank for International Settlements
• Fellow ASEAN Institute of Certified Banking Expert
• Managing Director of Danaharta Nasional Berhad , the agency that helps restore the affected companies in the Asian economic crisis of 1997/98

As a comparison to our current National Bank Governor, Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz:

• Form 6, St John 's Institution
• Bachelor's Degree in Economics , University of Malaya (UM)
• Master's degree in Economics , University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Finance and International Economics , University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz has served as:

• Economy analysist at South-East Asia Central Bank Training & Research Center (1979-1984)
• Deputy Manager of Economic Department , Bank Negara Malaysia (1984-2000)
• Was named the world's best Central Bank Governor in 2009
• Maal Hijrah Figure 1432H (2010)
• One of the candidates to replace Dominique Strauss - Kahn , IMF Chairman who was forced to resign in 2011. However, the position was held by Christine Lagarde.