Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Zahir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Badri.

Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir (born 1958) is the former Secretary-General of the Treasury of Malaysia.^[1][2] As secretary-general, Ahmad Badri also serves as Chairman of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN), Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP) and the Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA).^[3][4][5] He also currently is the chairman of Employees Provident Fund (EPF)^[6] and sits on the board of directors of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), Tabung Haji and the Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) as an ex officio member.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} He also serves as a non-independent non-executive director at Tenaga Nasional.^[12][13]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir PSM SSAP DGMK DSDK DPSM
Secretary-General of Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)
In office 12 September 2018 – 30 April 2020
Monarchs	Muhammad V Abdullah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Succeeded by	Asri Hamidon
Chairman of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Chairman of Retirement Fund (Incorporated)
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Chairman of Public Sector Home Financing Board
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2018
Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy Minister	Amiruddin Hamzah
Preceded by	Ismail Bakar
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Badri bin Mohd Zahir 1958 (age 66–67) Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Alma mater	MARA University of Technology National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) University of Hull
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Education

Ahmad Badri holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.^[12] He also obtained Diplomas in Land and Property Management from the MARA University of Technology and Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) respectively.^[12][14]

Career

Ahmad Badri had served in various senior posts within the Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) for more than 20 years before being appointed as its secretary-general.^[12] His last post before being promoted was as deputy secretary-general (Management), succeeding Ismail Bakar, who was chosen to ascend to the office of Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.^[15]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2019)^[16]

• Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2016)^[17][18]
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2019)^[19][20]

• Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2012)^[17]

• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2020)^[21][22][23]