Ismail Mohd Ali

Tun Ismail Mohammad Ali (1918-1998) was the second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and the chairman of the Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).

Life

Ismail was born on September 16, 1918 in Port Klang, Selangor and is the eldest brother in the family. He was of Minangkabau descent from Rao, West Sumatera.

He is the brother of a number of famous figures such as Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim (former Chief of the Armed Forces), Dato Ahmad Razali Mohd. Ali (former Chief Minister of Selangor), Abdul Aziz Mohd. Ali (former chairman of MARA), Datuk Jaafar Mohd. Ali, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, and Datin Saleha Mohd. Ali.

His wife Toh Puan Maimunah Abdul Latif died on 1996. He left two sons, Iskander bin Ismail Mohammad Ali, a merchant bank and Ahmad Kamal, an architect.

Education

Ismail received his early education at the Malay School and Victoria Institution (VI), Kuala Lumpur from 1931 to 1938. He was active in Scouts, swimming, badminton and gardening. He is prefect of Shaw House. He is the second Malay students in the country won its competitive Queen Scholarship. He studied economics at Cambridge University (1938-1941). He was stranded in England as a result of the Second World War and continued to learn his law studies in 1943 at the Inns of Court in London, Middle Temple and became a lawyer after that.

Career

Ismail returned to Malaya / Malaya after the war in 1946. Tun Ismail joined the Malayan Civil Service; Assistant Secretary of State Government (1948 ) - one of the first non-European officers recruited directly into the MCS. In 1920, the British Secretary of State accepts that services should be recognized throughout Malaya. Services Malayan Civil Service was formally adopted in January 1921 with the creation of 183 posts. Candidates for the position must be a " natural born British subjects of pure European descent on both sides ". The number of Malay officers in the MCS on 11 November 1946 during the Malayan Union is 21 out of the total strength of 230 officers MCS .

He has served as Assistant Secretary in the Economics Department of the Treasury; economic officials in Andhra Pradesh, India; Guard in the Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce and Industry; at the Malaysian Embassy in Washington DC (1957-1960); Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in the United States . Upon his return to Malaya in 1960, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank and the Governor of the National Bank ( July 26, 1962 ). He held the post for 18 years until July 26, 1980 .

After retiring

Ismail involved in the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad ; Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Golden Hope Plantations Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad. He is Pro - Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Board of Directors of the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur.

Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia

Throughout he was second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, he was seen driving up to the banking world is emerging with a strong concept and respected in the world. He became a member of Malaysia 's most prominent banks, the governor of the Central Bank from 1962 to 1980, a new record as the governor of the central bank 's longest-serving in Asia .

Died

Ismail died on July 19, 1998 at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, Ampang, Selangor due to Influenza. He was buried at the Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.

Legacy

Ismail was awarded the Seri Setia Mahkota award, the highest civil award of the country on 1980 in which carries the title Tun.

In Kuala Lumpur, there is a building named Menara Tun Ismail Mohd Ali at Jalan Raja Laut which was named after him in 2003.