15 Facts About Azman Hashim

Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim was born on 17 July 1939 and is a Malaysian businessman and investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia.

Azman bin Hashim was born on 17 July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur into a family of 13 siblings and spent his childhood in Kampung Baru.

Azman Hashim's mother, Zabedah Shahid, was a schoolteacher who later became headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girls' School, and his father was a technician.

Azman Hashim attended the Malay Boys' School in Setapak and the Methodist Boys' School in Sentul.

Azman Hashim became a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary before the age of 21.

Azman Hashim became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in 1960, and later the Institute of Bankers, Malaysia, the Institute of Directors, Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of Management.

Azman Hashim joined Maybank in 1966 as its non-executive director, then served as executive director from 1971 to 1980.

Azman Hashim was Executive Chairman of Kwong Yik Bank Berhad from 1980 and 1982.

Azman Hashim purchased the AmBank Group, then called the Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank, in 1982.

Azman Hashim oversaw the company during the Malaysian economic crisis in 1980; the 1997 Asian financial crisis, during which the bank was nearly folded into Affin Bank in an effort by the government to consolidate banks; and the 2008 global financial crisis.

Azman Hashim was Chairman of AmBank Group from 1991 to 2019.

Azman Hashim continued to serve as Chairman Emeritus and honorary advisor on AmBank's board.

Azman Hashim has served as president of the Malaysia South-South Corporation, Malaysia-Japan Economic Association, and Friends of Prisons Association.

Azman Hashim married Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor on 3 March 1963 and has two sons and three daughters.

Azman Hashim is involved in the charitable organizations Malaysian Liver Foundation, Better Malaysia Foundation, and AmGroup Foundation.