Kamarudin bin Meranun is a Malaysian businessman who is currently the Chairman of

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and CEO of the

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Early life

Kamarudin was born in Malaysia, 1960. He is a Minangkabau descent from Gugukrendah, Agam,

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. He received a Diploma in Actuarial Science from

Universiti Teknologi MARA The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mala ...

and received the Life Insurance Institute of Malaysia Best Actuarial Student award in 1983.

Business career

From 1988 to 1993, Kamarudin worked for the Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank as a Portfolio Manager. He then moved in 1994 to Innosabah Executive Management as executive director. He was appointed Director of

in 2001, then as Executive director in 2004, then as Deputy CEO in 2005. He took on the role of Treasurer on top of that in 2012. Later that year, he moved into the role of Director, then moved to the role of Chairman of AirAsia in 2013, a role which he still holds as of 2016. He was appointed CEO of

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in 2015. He is also a board member of the

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Honours

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) - Datuk (2013) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP

Knight Companion of the

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(DSAP) - Dato' (2008) * : ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN

Officer of the

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(DSPN) - Datuk (2006)

References

1960s births Living people Malaysian businesspeople Queens Park Rangers F.C. directors and chairmen Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service {{Malaysia-business-bio-stub