Dato’ Bentara Dalam Dato’ Haji A. Rahman bin Yahya was appointed as a Director of GPB on 22 February 2017.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Advanced Diploma from the University of Wales College Newport, United Kingdom.

Dato’ Haji A. Rahman began his career with the Terengganu Economic Planning Unit in 1983 and later moved on to hold various significant positions in Terengganu government agencies. He has served, among others, as the President of Kemaman Municipal Council, Deputy Director of Terengganu Economic Planning Unit and Comptroller of the Royal Household, Office of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Terengganu.

He has also held many positions in organisations such as Tesdec Sdn Bhd as the Executive Director from 1998 to 2004 and Terengganu State Economic Development Corporation as the General Manager from January 2016 to September 2016. He was appointed as the State Financial Officer in 2017 and was promoted to become the State Secretary of Terengganu on 22 April 2018 before retiring on 21 August 2019.

In recognition of his outstanding public service, Dato’ Haji A. Rahman was conferred the title of Dato’ Bentara Dalam on 22 July 2019.