Azman Hashim

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azman bin Hashim (born 17 July 1939) is a Malaysian businessman and investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia. His net worth was estimated by Forbes to be US$660 million in 2024.

Early life 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. His mother, Zabedah Shahid, was a schoolteacher who later became headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girls' School, and his father was a technician. Azman's grandmother was from Imabari, Ehime, Japan. He 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 financial crisis. In 2017, he began to transition out of his roles of Chairman and Director in six companies within AmBank Group: AmBank, AmInvestment Bank, AmMetLife Takaful, AmBank Islamic, AmMetLife Insurance, and AmGeneral Insurance. He was Chairman of AmBank Group from 1991 to 2019. After fully retiring from AMMB in 2022, he remained in his role of Chairman for the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, He also continued to serve as Chairman Emeritus and honorary advisor on AmBank's board. Japan-Malaysia Economic Association (MAJECA), Malaysian Investment Banking Association, National Productivity Corporation, and Institute of Bankers Malaysia. He has also served as president of the Malaysia South-South Corporation, Malaysia-Japan Economic Association, and Friends of Prisons Association. In 2015, he was an existing member of the National Economic Consultative Council II, APEC Business Advisory Council, Malaysia-British Business Council, and the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance.

Awards and honours Awards given to Azman throughout his career include: Asia's Banker of the Year (FinanceAsia, 1985); In 2018, after two years of RM5 million in donations to the school's endowment fund, UTM officially named its banking school the Azman Hashim International Business School. UTM's campus also has a Azman Hashim Stadium. In 2019, the Open University Malaysia established the Azman Hashim Chair in E-Learning. In 2020, he donated a Japanese garden, Miyakubo Hashim Park, to Imabari, Ehime, Japan, where his grandmother was born. In 2023, a RM13.9 million sports facility, the Azman Hashim Community Sports Centre, opened in Sibu Jaya.

Honours of Malaysia

Honorary degrees Universiti Utara Malaysia: Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (1985)

Personal life Azman married Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor on 3 March 1963 and has two sons and three daughters. One of his daughters, Shazrina, is a fashion designer and former vocalist. His son Shahman was made chairman of RCE Capital in 2022 and his daughter Shalina is Chairman at Amcorp Properties. Azman is involved in the charitable organizations Malaysian Liver Foundation, Better Malaysia Foundation, and AmGroup Foundation.