Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk |
Amirsham Abdul Aziz | |
Honorific-Suffix: | PSM PJN |
Native Name: | أميرشام بن عبدالعزيز |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1950 |
Birth Place: | Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya |
Office: | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit) |
Term Start: | 18 March 2008 |
Term End: | 9 April 2009 |
Predecessor: | Mustapa Mohamed |
Successor: | Idris Jala |
Occupation: | Businessman, politician |
Spouse: | Faizah Mohd Tahir |
Mother: | Marsinah Djamil |
Father: | Abdul Aziz Udin |
Alma Mater: | University of Malaya (BEc) |
Tan Sri Amirsham bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: أميرشام بن عبدالعزيز) is the former president and chief executive officer of Maybank. His parents A. Aziz Podo and Marsinah Djamil, migrated from Silungkang, West Sumatra.[1] He was the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's move in appointing him as a minister was seen as an attempt in including specialists in the fields of economics and law to help stimulate the Malaysian economy.
Amirsham's credentials have been exemplary since starting his career in Maybank in 1977. In 1994, he became the Maybank's managing director – taking over from Tan Sri Ahmad Don, who became Bank Negara's governor. Amirsham subsequently became president and CEO in 2002.
On 18 March 2008, he was sworn in as senator at Dewan Negara, his first foray into politics.