Ab. Halim Bin Mohyiddin

Biography

Dato' Ab. Halim bin Mohyiddin is Independent Non-Executive Director of Petronas Gas Berhad since August 4, 2011. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics in Accounting from the University of Malaya in 1971, following which he joined the Faculty of Economics of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi, Selangor as a Faculty member. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1973 and subsequently a Diploma in Accountancy from the University of Malaya in 1975. Dato’ Ab. Halim is a Council Member of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He also sits as the Chairman of the Education and Training Committee MICPA. He is a past member of the Education Committee of the International Federation of Accountants and represented Malaysia in the Committee from 2001 to 2005. He joined KPMG/KPMG Desa Megat & Co in 1977 and had his early accounting training in both Malaysia and the United States of America. He was made a Partner of KPMG in 1985. During his 17-year tenure as a partner, he has held various designations in KPMG and acted as a receiver and manager and liquidator for several companies. At the time of his retirement on 1 October 2001, he was the Partner in Charge of the Assurance and Financial Advisory Services Division and was also looking after the firm’s Secured e-Commerce Practice. He is Chairman at MISC Berhad, Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad and KNM Group Berhad.

Research Interest

Business Management Accounting and Administration