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AZMAN HASHIM

BUILDING

Ambank Group Chairman Tan Sri Azman
Hashim personally funded the RM25mil
building project through the Yayasan Azman
Hashim charitable institution to Universiti
Malaya (UM). The AHB was built on the car
park space opposite to the Faculty of
Business and Economics (FBEc) dedicated
to the postgraduate students of UMGSB.
The construction of the building started in
November 2013 and was completed in April
2016.

The design concept was inspired by the principles
of Feng Shui philosophy which aims at
establishing a link with the local traditions while
projecting the future, using the latest technologies.
Feng Shui literally means "Wind and Water", in
honour of the two elements that shape the Earth
and determine the healthy characters of a place.

With a built-up area of approximately 79,501 sq ft,
AHB can accommodate up to 850 postgraduate
students, and houses a theatre room and a
banquet, seminar rooms, discussion rooms, a
trading lab, a marketing lab, computer labs, a grab
and go café, a 24-hour wi-fi service and 80
parking bays.

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