Raja Azmi replaces Azmir Zain, who resigned from the post on Aug 14 this year after being with Mavcom since April 1, 2016.

“The commission welcomes Raja Azmi who brings with him extensive knowledge and experience in the aviation industry as well as the corporate sector.

“Mavcom is confident Raja Azmi will be able to lead the commission well in promoting a consumer-focused and resilient civil aviation sector,” it said in a statement today.

“On behalf of the commissioners, senior management and staff, Mavcom executive chairman Saripuddin Kasim expresses his deepest appreciation and thanks Azmir for his leadership and contributions to the industry, consumers and the commission.”

Raja Azmi was appointed MAHB CEO in January 2019 and served in that position for a year after serving as the group’s chief financial officer (CFO) since February 2016.

He was previously appointed a board member of the Airport Council International World and Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.

Prior to that, he was the CFO and executive director of UDA Holdings Bhd, managing director of Zelan Bhd, finance director of UEM Group Bhd and the executive director of Time Engineering Bhd.

He also served as the CFO in Tronoh Consolidated Malaysia Bhd.

Raja Azmi holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Bath, UK and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He had been part of Sapura Telecommunications Bhd, Malaysian Tobacco Company Bhd and Coopers & Lybrand Malaysia, where he began his career in 1987.