Known for his perseverance and intelligence, Tan Sri Azman Hashim is one of the renowned names in Malaysian history. He is the Melayu Boleh man who vastly contributed towards the economic development Challenge of Malaysia and stands amongst the high esteemed and richest people of Malaysia.

Azman Hashim is also a Chairman to various other groups and organizations. They include:

* National Productivity Corporation
* Non-Aligned Movement’s (”NAM”) Business Council
* Malaysian Investment Banking Association
* Co-Chairman of Malaysia-Singapore Roundtable

* Board of Trustees, Perdana Leadership Foundation.
* Pacific Basin Economic Council (”PBEC”) International
* Co-Chair, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (”UNESCAP”) Business Advisory Council and

Various other organizations have chosen Azman Hashim as their President, which include:

* Malaysia South-South Association
* Friends of Prisons Association
* Malaysia South-South Corporation Berhad
* Malaysia-Japan Economic Association


As a Melayu Boleh, Tan Sri Azman Hashim received many other awards from various esteemed educational organizations for his contribution to academics, business and community development. In 1985, he was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy by Universiti Utara Malaysia and in 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In the year 2005 Azman Hashim was appointed as the Pro-Chancellor of the Open University Malaysia.

This Melayu Boleh man with a vivacious personality and high esteem, Azman Hashim’s hobbies include singing, scuba diving, and riding power boats and jet skies. Azman Hashim, with vast contribution challenge to the economic facet of Malaysia and business edification, stands amongst the esteemed Melayu Boleh persons of Malaysia and the world. Presently, he is recognized as the 11th richest man of Malaysia.

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