PBA Holdings Bhd announced appointment of Dato' Dr. Mohamad Bin Abdul Hamid as Non Independent and Non Executive Non-Executive Vice/Deputy Chairman. Age: 49. Date of change: 12 September 2023.

Doctorate: Islamic Banking and Finance Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia. Masters: Master in Business Administration (Finance) Universiti Putra Malaysia. Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration (Insurance) (Hons) Universiti Technology MARA.

Working experience and occupation: YB Dato Dr. Mohamad Bin Abdul Hamid is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of Penang State Executive Council in State administration and a Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Maung, Penang since August 2023. His portfolio includes Islamic Development, Education & Higher Education and National Unity. Before he joined politics, he was the Rector/Chief Executive of Penang International Islamic Technology College (KITAB), an Islamic Higher Education College under the Islamic Religious Council, Penang (MAINPP).

In recognition of his valuable services and contributions, he was conferred the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (D.S.P.N.) which carries the title Dato by the Governor of Penang in July 2022. His academic specialisation is corporate finance and risk management as well as Islamic Finance. He started his career as an academician at the Department of Finance, Faculty of Business Management in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

He has experience in academic and administrative posts in public and private universities for more than 20 years. Moreover, he was an Academic Fellow of Post-Doctoral in Islamic Finance at Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE), United Kingdom. He completed his Ph.D. in Islamic Finance at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).

He obtained his MBA specialising in Finance from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).