Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak

Ahmad Fuzi bin Abdul Razak (; born 8 January 1949) is a Malaysian diplomat who served as the 8th Governor of Penang from May 2021 to April 2025.

Early life and education Ahmad Fuzi was born at Sungai Bakap, Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia). He had his primary education at King Edward VII School in Taiping and Stowell School Bukit Mertajam, secondary education at the Bukit Mertajam High School, higher secondary education at the Anderson School, Ipoh before graduating from the University of Malaya (UM) in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons). He also attended the UK Foreign Service Programme at Oxford University where he obtained a Certificate in Diplomacy in 1974.

Civil service Ahmad Fuzi joined Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Service in 1972 as an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Throughout the years, he served as a diplomat in Moscow, The Hague, Canberra and Washington, D.C. He headed the Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka from 1992 to 1994. He served as Deputy Secretary-General from 1997 to 2001, as Secretary-General until 2006 and as Ambassador-at-Large until 2009.

As Secretary-General, he played a prominent role in organizing the NAM Summit and the OIC Summit, both in 2003, and the ASEAN Summit and related summits in 2005. He also led Malaysian delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting and the Senior Officials Meeting of the bilateral Joint Commissions between Malaysia and the relevant countries.

Business and economic career After leaving public service, Ahmad Fuzi has served as chairman and director in various companies, including ACE Holdings Berhad, ACE Investment Bank Limited, He took the governorship from his predecessor, Abdul Rahman Abbas, upon his swearing in on 1 May 2021.

Personal life Ahmad Fuzi is married to Khadijah Mohd Nor and they have two children.

Honours Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honour