<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd today announced the demise of its independent and non-executive chairman Datuk Abdullah Mohd Yusof at the age of 78.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Aeon Credit said the board of directors will identify or source for a suitable candidate as the chairman in due course.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to the company's Annual Report 2017, Abdullah was appointed to his current role as chairman of Aeon Credit on July 23, 1997. He had more than 45 years of experience as an advocate and solicitor.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He started his career with Skrine &amp; Co as a legal assistant in 1968 before starting his own partnership under the name of Tunku Zuhri Manan &amp; Abdullah, Advocates &amp; Solicitors in 1969 and subsequently renamed the law firm to Abdullah &amp; Zainudin, Advocates and Solicitors in 1989 where he had remained a partner.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He also sat on the board of MMC Corp Bhd and Zelan Bhd.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Aeon Credit shares were untraded in today's morning session. The stock closed at RM12.92 yesterday, with a market capitalisation of RM3.21 billion.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd today announced the demise of its independent and non-executive chairman Datuk Abdullah Mohd Yusof at the age of 78.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Aeon Credit said the board of directors will identify or source for a suitable...

Aeon Credit announces demise of chairman

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