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Biography
Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee bin Wan Ariffin (born 1960/1961) is the chairman of Malaysia Airlines, and former president and CEO of Petronas.
Early life
Wan Zulkiflee attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and graduated in 1977. He later earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2004.
Career
He was appointed Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) in 2012.
He was the president and CEO of Petronas from April 2015 until 30 June 2020, taking over from Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas. In June 2018, Attorney General of Sarawak requested that Petronas be relieved of its authority role in the oil and gas market in the Sarawak region. Zulkiflee has stated that oil and gas royalties and regulatory rights in the region were always under the authority of the Malaysian government, but consented to work toward a mutually acceptable working agreement nonetheless.
In August 2018 Ahmad Nizam was appointed chairman of Petronas, however Zulkiflee maintained his position as CEO and president.
Honours
- Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) (2009)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) (2017)