Towards a Sustainable Fiscal Position for Malaysia: A Proposal for Reform

Azura Othman graduated with a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a Fellow of ACCA (UK), a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountant and a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF). She received her PhD in Islamic Finance from the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Currently, Dr Azura is the CEO of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF), an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad since 2015, where she is the chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (chairman of its Board Audit Committee). Prior to this, she was an Executive Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taxation Services, Malaysia with over 19 years of experience as a tax consultant and in engagements relating to Islamic Finance. Among her major assignments include formulating the tax incentives for Malaysia as the International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC).