Wan Zulkiflee

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee bin Wan Ariffin (born 1960/1961) is the chairman of Malaysia Airlines, and former president and CEO of Petronas. He is also the first Non-American director for ExxonMobil since February 2021.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Wan Ariffin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zulkiflee. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri

Wan Zulkiflee

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Born
Wan Zulkiflee bin Wan Ariffin

1960/1961 (age 59–60)[1]
NationalityMalaysian
EducationUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationBusinessman
TitleDirector of ExxonMobil
Chairman of Malaysia Airlines
Former president & CEO of Petronas
PredecessorShamsul Azhar Abbas

Early life

Wan Zulkiflee attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and graduated in 1977. He later earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2004.[2]

Career

He was appointed Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) in 2012.[3]

He was the president and CEO of Petronas from April 2015 until 30 June 2020,[1] taking over from Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas.[4] In June 2018, Attorney General of Sarawak requested that Petronas be relieved of its authority role in the oil and gas market in the Sarawak region.[5] Zulkiflee has stated that oil and gas royalties and regulatory rights in the region were always under the authority of the Malaysian government, but consented to work toward a mutually acceptable working agreement nonetheless.[6]

In August 2018 Ahmad Nizam was appointed chairman of Petronas, however Zulkiflee maintained his position as CEO and president.[7]

In February 2021, ExxonMobil announced the appointment of Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee as their first non-American director, making him the 11th director on board.

Honours

References
  1. "Executive Profile* Wan Zulkiflee Bin Wan Ariffin". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. "Leadership - Pro Chancellor". www.utp.edu.my. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  3. "Leadership - Pro Chancellor". www.utp.edu.my. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  4. "Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin appointed Petronas President/CEO". The Star. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. "The Petronas-Sarawak oil intrigue - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  6. Zakariah, Zarina (August 30, 2018). "Petronas awaits federal govt decision over oil royalty issue and regulatory rights in Sarawak | New Straits Times". NST Online.
  7. "Ahmad Nizam is new Petronas chairman, Wan Zulkiflee to stay on as president, CEO". The Edge Markets. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  8. "Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa". www.istiadat.gov.my.
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