KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 – Ambank Group chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim and wife, Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor(pic), tonight contributed RM1 billion to the Azman Hashim Foundation, in conjunction with their 50th wedding anniversary. The foundation, which was set up on Jan 5, 1991, will distribute the fund to numerous welfare and educational development programmes in the country.
Other than constructing a new building worth RM25 million to meet the needs of the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University Malaya, the foundation also contributed RM10 million to build a building for sporting activities at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.