[4] Wan Zulkiflee attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and graduated in 1977.
He later earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2004.
[5] He was the president and CEO of Petronas from April 2015 until 30 June 2020,[1] taking over from Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas.
[8] In August 2018, Ahmad Nizam was appointed chairman of Petronas, however Zulkiflee maintained his position as CEO and president.
[10] During 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Wan Zulkiflee was amongst three directors who will be departing the board.