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| Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz was appointed
Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia in May 2000. She has
been with the Central Bank since 1985, in a career spanning
several senior positions in monetary and financial policies
and reserve management. During the height of the Asian
financial crisis, Dr. Zeti was appointed as Acting Governor
on September 1, 1998, and managed the successful
implementation of selective exchange controls to restore
stability and promote economic recovery in Malaysia. In Bank
Negara Malaysia, Dr. Zeti presided over the formulation
of the Financial Sector Master Plan, a 10-year road map
for the development of the Malaysian financial system.
As Governor, Dr. Zeti oversaw the transformation of the
financial system, notably the wide-ranging financial reforms,
evolution of new financial institutions, strengthening of the
financial markets and the rapid expansion of Islamic finance,
and the transition to a managed float of the Ringgit exchange
rate. Dr. Zeti received her B.Sc in Economics from the
University of Malaya and her Ph.D from the University of
Pennsylvania. She has written extensively in the areas of
monetary and financial economics, Islamic finance, capital
flows, macroeconomic management, financial reform and
restructuring. Dr. Zeti is actively involved in the development
of Islamic finance and in regional financial cooperation. |
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