Board of Directors
Board of Directors of Bursa Malaysia

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar
Chairman, Public Interest Director* and Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 59 / Male |
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Date of Appointment | 1 May 2020 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023)
| 2 years 9 months |
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Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift
Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Australian / 58 / Male Permanent Resident of Malaysia |
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Date of Appointment | 11 February 2019 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 4 years |
Date of Last Re-election | 31 March 2021 |
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Dato’ Anad Krishnan a/l Muthusamy
Public Interest Director* and Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 68 / Male |
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Date of Appointment | 23 April 2020 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 2 years 9 months |
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Datin Azlina binti Mahmad
Public Interest Director* and Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 55 / Female |
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Date of Appointment | 16 March 2021 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023)
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1 year 10 ½ months
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Tan Sri Abdul Farid bin Alias
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 55 / Male |
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Date of Appointment | 8 July 2022 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 7 months |
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Datuk Bazlan bin Osman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 58 / Male |
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Date of Appointment | 16 November 2020 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 2 years 2 ½ months |
Date of Last Re-election | 30 March 2023 |
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Chong Chye Neo
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 60 / Female |
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Date of Appointment | 21 December 2018 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 4 years 1 month |
Date of Last Re-election | 31 March 2021 |
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Syed Ari Azhar bin Syed Mohamed Adlan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 49 / Male |
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Date of Appointment | 16 November 2020 |
Length of Service (as at 31 January 2023) | 2 years 2 ½ months |
Date of Last Re-election | 30 March 2023 |
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Ms. Tan Ler Chin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality / Age / Gender | Malaysian / 62 / Female |
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Date of Appointment | 16 August 2023 |
Length of Service (as at 1 October 2023) | 1 ½ months |
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Notes:
* appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10(1)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 in consultation with the Securities Commission Malaysia
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with Bursa Malaysia or its subsidiaries, have not been convicted of any offence within the past five years and have not been imposed any penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.
Save for the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, all the Non-Executive Directors satisfy the criteria of an independent director as defined under Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Main Market Listing Requirements, which include being independent of management, free from any business or other relationship which could interfere with the exercise of independent judgement, objectivity or the ability to act in the best interests of the Company, and also being independent of its major shareholders.