Amir Hamzah Azizan joined the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) of Malaysia in 1 March 2021 as Chief Executive Officer. His career began with the Shell Group of Companies, where he served for 10 years in various capacities in Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. He joined MISC BERHAD in 2000, and held several senior management portfolios before being appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2009.

He was subsequently appointed Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD in June 2010. In August 2012, he joined PETRONAS LUBRICANTS INTERNATIONAL as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, while simultaneously serving as the Vice President, Downstream Marketing and subsequently Vice President, Lubricants for the PETRONAS GROUP. In March 2016, he joined EKUITI NASIONAL BERHAD (EKUINAS) to steer it's investee company ICON OFFSHORE BERHAD as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was later appointed to KHAZANAH NASIONAL BERHAD’s subsidiary, THEMED ATTRACTIONS RESORTS & HOTEL SENDIRIAN BERHAD as it's Group Chief Executive Officer. In April 2019, he joined TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD (TNB) as it's President/Chief Executive Officer.

He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad. He also sits on the boards of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and Sime Darby Oils International Limited.

Amir Hamzah Azizan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management (majoring in Finance and Economics) from Syracuse University, New York. He has also attended the Stanford Executive Programme at Stanford University, and the Corporate Finance Evening Programme at the London Business School.