Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group, has received the Islamic Finance Pioneering Initiative Award at the Islamic Banking and Finance (IBFIM) Third Certification Awards Ceremony on 9 April 2016.
The Islamic Finance Pioneering Initiative Award was awarded to Tan Sri Azman for his contribution in the establishment of the first Islamic bank in Malaysia, which has served as the benchmark for other regional Islamic financial institutions. Tan Sri Azman was among six successful leaders in Islamic finance to receive awards at the ceremony.
“It is a privilege to receive this award, and I am happy that Islamic banking has come a long way since its inception in Malaysia. This award encourages me to continue efforts in contributing to the further development of the Islamic finance industry.
“I am also honoured to be awarded alongside other pioneers in this field and would like to congratulate my fellow recipients for their contributions towards the industry”, said Tan Sri Azman.
IBFIM is an industry-owned institute dedicated to producing personnel with the required skills for Islamic finance industry. AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s financial solutions groups and provides a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including retail banking, wholesale banking, as well as the underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and family takaful. The Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings for the family takaful business.