KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi brought home more than RM2.58 million in salary and remunerations before taxes in 2012 while serving as the chief executive officer at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

This comprised "RM80,000 plus" in monthly salary amounting to over RM960,000 for the year, an 18-month bonus of more than RM1.44 million, plus an annual allowance of RM179,000 for sitting on the board of directors of the beleaguered state-owned fund.