Marzunisham Omar

Marzunisham Omar is Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) overseeing the monetary stability, and digital and technology sectors, as well as the Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Department of BNM. Marzunisham is a member of BNM’s Board of Directors, Management Committee, Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Stability Committee, Reserve Management Committee and Risk Management Committee. He also chairs the National Coordination Committee to Counter Money Laundering.

Marzunisham joined Bank Negara Malaysia in 1993 and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He has 32 years of experience across various functions of Central Banking, ranging from economic and monetary policy, financial sector regulation and development, financial inclusion and organisational development. From 2015 until 2017, Marzunisham served as Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing South East Asia.