Father of Malaysian Islamic Banking, Abdul Halim Ismail passes away

KUALA LUMPUR: The father of Malaysian Islamic banking, Datuk Dr Abdul Halim Ismail, passed away on Sunday (Oct 20) morning.

The news was confirmed through a post on Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd's official Facebook, stating that Abdul Halim was the first managing director of Bank Islam, a visionary leader who had built the foundation of Islamic finance in Malaysia.

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