Prasarana appoints new chairman, acting CEO in leadership reshuffle

Prasarana appoints new chairman, acting CEO in leadership reshuffle

KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) has announced the appointment of Nasir Ahmad as its new group chairman, effective Aug 1, replacing Jamaludin Ibrahim who retired on April 30.

Nasir served as CEO of Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) until June 1, 2011, and was appointed group chairman of CIMB Holdings Bhd in 2018.

In the same statement, Prasarana also named group chief operating officer (operations) Amir Hamdan as acting president and group CEO effective July 15, taking over from Azharuddin Mat Sah, whose term ends on July 14.

Amir joined Prasarana in 2019 as deputy chief financial officer before being appointed as the CEO of Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd in 2022.

During his tenure at Rapid Rail, he drove various initiatives that had contributed to increasing operational efficiency and reliability of rail services.

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Amir holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and a Master’s in Islamic Finance Practice from INCEIF University. He is also a certified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Prasarana expressed its appreciation and gratitude to Jamaludin and Azharuddin for their services and leadership throughout their tenure with the company.

Under their stewardship, the company achieved a record 1.5 million daily rail and bus passengers as of Dec 31, 2024, reduced rail service disruptions from 255 in 2022 to 71 in 2024, and introduced initiatives such as the Rapid On-Demand (ROD) van service.