Maybank appoints Mohamad Yasin Abdullah as Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Islamic Banking and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maybank Islamic Berhad effective 1 October 2025.
Yasin will be responsible to lead the Group’s Islamic Banking franchise and pursue Maybank’s ambition to be a global leader in Islamic finance. He will oversee all aspects of Maybank Group’s Islamic finance business including business strategies, product development and innovation while ensuring risk management and Shariah-compliant management are of gold standards. He will report to the President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Maybank and be a member of the Group Executive Committee.
Yasin, 52 years old, currently serves as the Group Chief Audit Executive where he led the
development and launch of the Maybank Group Audit Strategic Plan 2023 – 2025
(GRASP25) that has elevated the Group Audit function by adopting global best practices
and providing assurance and insights for all sectors of the Group.
With more than 28 years of extensive experience in banking and finance, Yasin began his
career with the Group in 1997, before serving in various finance roles outside of Maybank,
including that of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Returning to Maybank in 2010 as CFO of
Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (MIBB), his career within the Group progressed into
various senior leadership roles in Maybank Investment Banking Group (MIBG), including
CFO, Chief Operating Officer and CEO-International.
Yasin is a Chartered Banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. He is a Fellow
Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants and the Certified Islamic Professional Accountant. He is also a
member of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian
Institute of Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) and a Master of
Business Administration in Finance from International Islamic University Malaysia.
Maybank has also appointed Malique Firdauz Ahmad Sidique as its new Group Chief
Audit Executive (GCAE) effective 1 October 2025 succeeding Yasin. In this role, he will
report functionally to the Audit Committee of the Board and administratively to the
President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Maybank.
