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Tengku Dato’ Sri Azmil Zahruddin Raja Abdul Aziz

Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Member of Governance & Audit Committee
  • Member of Risk Management & Sustainability Committee

Tengku Dato’ Sri Azmil Zahruddin Raja Abdul Aziz, 56, Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sime Darby Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 1 August 2023.

Tengku Azmil began his career with Price Waterhouse in London in 1993 and later joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong, where he served as a Senior Manager from 1999 to 2002. He then returned to Malaysia, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad. Tengku Azmil was Executive Director of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) from 2011 to 2018 and Chief Investment Officer/Deputy Managing Director from 2018 to 2022, overseeing Khazanah’s investment portfolio. Before joining Khazanah, he was Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of Malaysia Airlines from 2009 to 2011, having previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer/ Executive Director.

Tengku Azmil is currently the Chairman of CelcomDigi Berhad and CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited. He also serves on the boards of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (as Senior Independent Director) and CIMB Bank Berhad. His previous directorships include Axiata Group Berhad, IHH Healthcare Berhad, and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre Berhad (MaGIC). He was also the Chairman of UEM Group Berhad.

Tengku Azmil holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Training Programmes Attended for the Financial Period From 1 July 2025 To 30 June 2026

01

Strategy Dialogue on Sustainable Finance with Dr. Ma Jun

02

Dialogue Session on Strengthening Governance for Sustainable Growth and Equities Market Performance with Securities Commission

03

Axiata Group Risk & Compliance Annual Conference 2025

04

Khazanah Megatrends Forum (KMF)

05

Gemilang Fellowship

06

Forum with MKII

07

PNB Knowledge Forum

08

Board Training Session on Islamic Finance

09

AI development Session for board members

10

Chairperson’s Circle - Excellence in Board Leadership

11

Cybersecurity Insight – Briefing for Executives

12

Board Effectiveness Workshop by Heidrick & Struggles

13

The Return of the State: Macro and Markets in the Age of Economic Security

14

The Power of the Chair: How Boardroom Dynamics Shape Outcomes - A Fireside Chat with Professor Jenny Chatman, Dean of the Haas Business School, UC Berkeley

15

Overview of MFRS 9 and MFRS 136 by PwC

16

China Market Update

17

BMW perspective

18

Caterpillar perspective

19

ICAEW Ethics course Module 3.5: AI Ethics for Accountants

20

Board Session on Data Management

21

Cybersecurity Session for board members