Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) wishes to announce the appointment of Encik Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul Khalid as a new Assistant Governor, effective 1 June 2024. As Assistant Governor, Encik Iqbal will oversee the Investment Operations and Financial Market, and Foreign Exchange Policy departments.

Encik Iqbal joined BNM in 2002. He has served in various departments in BNM, including the Investment Operations and Financial Market Department, the Governor’s Office, the International Department and as Chief Representative at both Bank Negara Malaysia Representative Offices in New York and London. Encik Iqbal holds a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Wealth Management from Singapore Management University and a Master of Engineering from the University of Durham, United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a Chartered Banker (CB) from the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB).

Encik Iqbal assumes the role from Deputy Governor Encik Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, who was appointed Deputy Governor on 1 September 2023.