DATO’ SHAMSUL AZHAR ABBAS
Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas
Shamsul Azhar Abbas, is the President and Chief Executive of Petroliam Nasional Berhard (PETRONAS), the national oil and gas company of Malaysia. He serves as Chairman of the Board of several key PETRONAS subsidiaries, including wholly-owned exploration and production arm PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG), and public-listed Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) Berhad. Currently he is also the Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of PETRONAS. Dato’ Shamsul Azhar has led several of the Group’s key corporate developments, including the development of the Kerteh and Gebeng Integrated Petrochemical Complexes and the Melaka Refinery Complex, as well as the acquisition of Engen Limited.
Prior to his appoitnment as President and Chief Executive in February 2010, Dato’ Shamsul Azhar served in Various senior management positions, including those of Vice President, Logistics and Maritime Business; Vice President, Exporation and Production Business. Between 2004 and 2008 he was also President/CEO of MISC Berhad.
He was conferred the Darjah Indera Mhakota Phang (DIMP) by the Sultan of Pahang and received the Honor du Merit from the government of the French Republic. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), a member of the Board of Trustees of the Razak School of Government (ROSG), Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) and Chairman of the National Trust Fund of Malaysia.
Dato’ Shamsul Azhar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Universiti Sains Malaysia, a Master’s of Science (MSc) in Energy Management from the University of Pennsylvania and a Technical Diploma in Petroleum Economics from the Institu Francais de Petrole in Paris.
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