Waseem Carrim

Chief Executive Officer, Road Accident Fund

Waseem Carrim is Chief Executive Officer of Road Accident Fund, in the role since November 2026.

The Road Accident Fund is the state fund that compensates people injured in road crashes. Carrim moved to it from NSFAS, where as acting CEO he raised performance against annual targets from a five-year average of about 40% to 64% in 2025/26.

In the job

  1. NSFAS confirmed Carrim as its acting CEO with immediate effect. Source

  2. Cabinet announced his appointment as CEO of the Road Accident Fund, effective 1 November 2026. Source

Career before

  1. Academic article trainee, University of Pretoria
  2. Articles at KPMG, then specialist in public sector accounting, KPMG Professional Practice
  3. from 2014Chief financial officer, National Youth Development Agency
  4. from 2017Chief executive officer, National Youth Development Agency
  5. 2025-2026Acting CEO, National Student Financial Aid Scheme

Education

Degree, honours degree and master's degree in taxation, University of Pretoria; chartered accountant (SAICA member since 2013)

Sources

  1. topauto.co.za
  2. timeslive.co.za
  3. iol.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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