Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri |
Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir | |
Office: | Secretary-General of Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) |
Minister: | Lim Guan Eng |
1Blankname: | Deputy Minister |
1Namedata: | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Primeminister: | Mahathir Mohamad |
Term Start: | 12 September 2018 |
Term End: | 30 April 2020 |
Predecessor: | Ismail Bakar |
Successor: | Asri Hamidon |
Office1: | Chairman of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia |
Minister1: | Lim Guan Eng |
1Blankname1: | Deputy Minister |
1Namedata1: | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Term Start1: | 12 September 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Ismail Bakar |
Office2: | Chairman of Retirement Fund (Incorporated) |
Minister2: | Lim Guan Eng |
1Blankname2: | Deputy Minister |
1Namedata2: | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Term Start2: | 12 September 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Ismail Bakar |
Office3: | Chairman of Public Sector Home Financing Board |
Minister3: | Lim Guan Eng |
1Blankname3: | Deputy Minister |
1Namedata3: | Amiruddin Hamzah |
Term Start3: | 12 September 2018 |
Predecessor3: | Ismail Bakar |
Birth Name: | Ahmad Badri bin Mohamad Zahir |
Birth Date: | (age 58-59) |
Birth Place: | Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Alma Mater: | MARA University of Technology National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) University of Hull |
Website: | http://www.treasury.gov.my/index.php/en/ministrys-profile/secretary-general.html |
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]
Ahmad Badri holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.[13] 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.[14]
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. 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]