Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim (born 17 July 1939)[1] is a Malaysian businessman and investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia.
[2] Azman bin Hashim was born on 17 July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur into a family of 13 siblings[3][4] and spent his childhood in Kampung Baru.
[citation needed] His mother, Zabedah Shahid,[5] was a schoolteacher who later became headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girls' School, and his father was a technician.
[3][14][6][15] After fully retiring from AMMB in 2022, he remained in his role of Chairman for the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers,[9][16][11] Asian Banking School, Financial Industry Collective Outreach, Malaysia South-South Corp, Malaysia-Japan Economic Association, Perdana Leadership Foundation, Malaysia South-South Association, and University of Technology Malaysia's Business School Advisory Council, and as Chairman Emeritus of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.
[12] Over the course of his career, he has held roles as Chairman of the Asian Institute of Finance's board of directors,[17] Japan-Malaysia Economic Association (MAJECA),[18] Malaysian Investment Banking Association, National Productivity Corporation, and Institute of Bankers Malaysia.
[21][3] The Ace Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur and University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) both have auditoriums named after him.
[26] In 2020, he donated a Japanese garden, Miyakubo Hashim (橋夢) Park, to Imabari, Ehime, Japan, where his grandmother was born.