Former central banker Dr Sukhdave Singh makes an entry into the corporate world as a director of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s national sovereign wealth fund.
One of Malaysia’s most respected economist and central banker, will left Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as the senior most deputy governor effective 31 Dec 2017 after an ‘illustrious’ 31-year career.
He is one of the five named to the revamped board after the previous directors offered their en-bloc resignations earlier this week.
Online portal The Malaysian Insight today (30 July 2018) reported: “JUST IN: Khazanah new board named with 5 members, chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad with directors Azmin Ali, Mohd Hassan Marican, Dr Sukhdave Singh & Goh Ching Yin. New managing director to be named soon.”
Sukhdave was very popular among felow economist. For many years, he was invited to deliver the Bank Negara Malaysia Governor’s Address organised by the Malaysian Economic Association, always held after the release of the central bank’s annual report.
Sukhdave was also known to have a good working relationship with former BNM governor Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, his former boss, who is now playing an influential role as one of the five Council of Eminent Persons appointed by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir.
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