RHB Bank appoints former CelcomDigi CEO Mohamad Idham Nawawi as independent director


Datuk Mohamad Idham Nawawi — Art Chen/The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Bank Bhd has appointed former CelcomDigi Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Mohamad Idham Nawawi as an independent non-executive director, effective May 7, 2026.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the bank said Mohamad Idham, 58, has more than three decades of experience across the telecommunications, technology and corporate sectors.

He most recently served as adviser to the board of CelcomDigi from Sept 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025, after leading the company as chief executive officer from Dec 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2025.

Prior to that, he was chief executive officer of Celcom Axiata Bhd from September 2018 to November 2022 and group chief corporate officer at Axiata Group Bhd between 2012 and 2018.

Mohamad Idham holds a Master in Communications Management from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in the United States.

He currently also serves as a director of RHB Islamic Bank Bhd.

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