Wahid Omar appointed new PNB chairman


"Out of this, 89.5 per cent are Bumiputeras and 10.5 per cent non-Bumiputeras. In just a month we have succeeded in generating over one billion units in circulation," he said in his speech at the launch of PNB Fiesta Labur at Simunjan town hall

PETALING JAYA: Former cabinet minister Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar (pic) has been appointed as the new chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).

In a statement on Friday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Wahid’s appointment would take effect on Aug 1, as he replaces the outgoing chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid.

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