Dr Azura binti Othman was appointed as a board member of MDV on 5 November 2018. She serves as the Independent Non-Executive Director of MDV.

Dr Azura is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF), a professional standard-setting body for Islamic finance practitioners. She is also currently on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Petronas and holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Director at CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, where she sits on both the Board Audit Committee and Board Investment Committee.

She previously served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad from 2015 until September 2020. She was also the former Executive Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taxation Services, Malaysia, with over nineteen (19) years of experience as a tax consultant and engagements relating to Islamic finance.

Dr Azura graduated with a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a chartered member of the CIIF. She received her PhD in Islamic Finance from the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).