Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad
President
Dato’ Seri Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad was elected by the Council as MIA President on 1 December 2023.
He is currently the Senior Strategic Advisor & Chief Regional Representative for Malaysia and SEA, DDCap Limited.
Dato’ Seri was previously the Senior Managing Director and Regional Head, Islamic Treasury, Treasury and Markets, Group Wholesale Banking, CIMB Group. He was responsible for developing the Islamic Treasury franchise for the CIMB Group regionally including United Kingdom, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand since 2006. In total, he has over 38 years of experience in the banking industry including 19 years’ experience in Group Treasury (conventional & Islamic), corporate (deposits, investment, client solutions), interbank, marketing, fixed income and derivatives, product development and structuring.
Dato’ Seri Dr Zabidi holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business (OYAGSB), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and a Bachelor’s in Accounting with Honours from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He recently completed the Oxford Executive Leadership Programme at the Sa’id Business School of Oxford University. He is also certified in Sustainable Finance Leaders by University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership.
Dato’ Seri Dr Zabidi is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM). He holds an Associate Qualification of Islamic Finance (AQIF) from the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM). He is also a Chartered Professional of Islamic Finance (CPIF) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance (CIIF).
Saniza Said
Vice President
Saniza Said was elected by the Council as the Vice President on 1 December 2023. Previously she was elected as MIA Council member on 26 September 2022.
She is an Audit Partner of Saniza & Co. Saniza has 26 years of experience in audit, tax audit, tax compliance and business consultancy.
Saniza holds a degree in Bachelor of Accounting from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and a Master of Business Administration from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Saniza is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). She is also a member of MATA (Persatuan Akauntan Cukai Malaysia), AMCAF (Association of Malay Chartered Accountant Firms) and SUTERA (Persatuan Setiausaha Bumiputra Utara).
About the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Established under the Accountants Act 1967, MIA is the national accountancy body that regulates, develops, supports and enhances the integrity, status and interests of the profession in Malaysia. MIA accords the Chartered Accountant Malaysia or C.A. (M) designation to a professional in accountancy, business and finance with a recognised qualification and relevant work experience.
Working closely alongside businesses, MIA connects its membership to a wide range of information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities. Presently, there are more than 37,500 members making their strides in businesses across all industries in Malaysia and around the world.
MIA’s international outlook and connections are reflected in its membership of regional and international professional organisations such as the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA), and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
