Dato' Seri Mohd Nazir bin Tun Abdul Razak (born 1966) is a Malaysian banking executive. He is the managing director and chief executive of CIMB Group, one of the largest financial services providers in Malaysia. Nazir is the youngest son of second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak, and a brother of the sixth and current prime minister Najib Razak.

Early life and education

Nazir Abdul Razak was born 1966 in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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. His father died when he was ten years old. He attended St. John's Institution and Alice Smith School and continued his secondary education in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 from the age of 13. He obtained his Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 in Economics & Politics from the University of Bristol

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 and went on to gain a Master of Philosophy

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 in Development Economics from the University of Cambridge

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.

Career

After returning from the United Kindgom, Nazir joined the corporate advisory department of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad. He rose to become managing director/chief executive of the bank, by then known as CIMB, in 1999.

Nazir was named one of Asia’s 50 most influential figures of the last decade by FinanceAsia

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in 2006. He was also named "Best Top Executive in Malaysia" by Asiamoney

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for two consecutive years, in 2009 and 2010.

Personal life

Nazir is married to Azlina Aziz, daughter of Tan Sri Aziz Taha, a former governor of Bank Negara Malaysia

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. They have two children.