KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): AmBank Group chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim has been conferred an honorary doctorate in management leadership by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, which is his sixth honorary doctorate.
In a statement today, AmBank said the Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, presented Azman with the honorary doctorate at UTM's 59th Convocation Ceremony held on Saturday, Oct 28.
"The conferment is in recognition of Tan Sri Azman's sterling contribution and leadership in the banking industry, the economy and the country," said AmBank.
Previously, Azman was conferred an honorary doctorate in philosophy from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 1985, followed by an honorary doctorate in business administration by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2004, an honorary doctorate in management from Universiti Malaya and an honorary doctorate of philosophy in finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia, both in 2013, and an honorary doctorate in management from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2016.
AMMB Holdings Bhd is the holding company of AmBank Group.
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