Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Chief Secretary
Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia | |
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Ketua Setiausaha Negara | |
Coat of arms of Malaysia
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Prime Minister's Department | |
Style | Yang Berbahagia |
Abbreviation | KSN |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Inaugural holder | Abdul Aziz Majid |
Formation | 1 August 1957 ; 65 years ago ( 1957-08-01 ) |
Salary | MYR 23,577 monthly [1] |
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The Chief Secretary to the Government ( Malay : Ketua Setiausaha Negara ) is the most senior officer in the Malaysian Civil Service , secretary to the Cabinet of Malaysia and secretary-general of the Prime Minister's Department .
History
The title of "Chief Secretary to the Government" in Malaysia dates back to the Federated Malay States . In 1911, it replaced the office of Resident-General as head of the British colonial administration . The inaugural Chief Secretary was Edward Lewis Brockman . After 1936, the administrative powers of Chief Secretary was transferred to the British High Commissioner .
Role
The Chief Secretary to the Government is the head of the Civil Service of Malaysia and the highest-ranking civil servant in the Federal Government of Malaysia . He attends Cabinet meetings as its secretary and monitors the implementation of its policies. [2] He also heads the large Prime Minister's Department, which is in charge of, among others, supporting the Prime Minister , administration of the civil service, state protocol and Islamic affairs. [2]
In addition, the Chief Secretary chairs the meetings of Ministry secretaries-generals and meetings of Department directors-general. [3]
List
The following is the list of Chief Secretaries to the Government: [4]
# | Image | Chief Secretary to the Government | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Abdul Aziz Majid | 1 August 1957 | 31 August 1964 | 7 years, 30 days |
Tunku Abdul Rahman
(31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970) Abdul Razak Hussein (22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976) Hussein Onn (15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981) |
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2 | Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais | 1 September 1964 | 6 November 1967 | 3 years, 66 days | ||
3 | Tunku Mohamad Tunku Besar Burhanuddin | 7 November 1967 | 31 December 1969 | 2 years, 54 days | ||
4 | Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin | 1 January 1970 | 30 September 1976 | 6 years, 273 days | ||
5 | Abdullah Mohd Salleh | 1 October 1976 | 31 December 1978 | 2 years, 91 days |
Hussein Onn
(15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981) Mahathir Mohamad (16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003) |
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6 | Abdullah Ayub | 1 January 1979 | 30 November 1982 | 3 years, 333 days | ||
7 | Hashim Aman | 1 December 1982 | 14 June 1984 | 1 year, 196 days | ||
8 | Sallehuddin Mohamed | 15 June 1984 | 31 January 1990 | 5 years, 230 days |
Mahathir Mohamad
(16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009) |
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9 | Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid | 1 February 1990 | 16 September 1996 | 6 years, 228 days | ||
10 | Abdul Halim Ali | 17 September 1996 | 31 January 2001 | 4 years, 136 days | ||
11 | Samsudin Osman | 1 February 2001 | 2 September 2006 | 5 years, 213 days | ||
12 | Mohd Sidek Hassan | 3 September 2006 | 23 June 2012 | 5 years, 294 days |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009) Najib Razak (3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018) |
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13 | Ali Hamsa | 24 June 2012 | 29 August 2018 | 6 years, 66 days |
Najib Razak
(3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018) Mahathir Mohamad (10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020) |
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14 | Ismail Bakar | 29 August 2018 | 1 January 2020 | 1 year, 125 days |
Mahathir Mohamad
(10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020) |
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15 | Mohd Zuki Ali | 1 January 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 207 days |
Mahathir Mohamad
(10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (1 March 2020 – 16 August 2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (21 August 2021 – 23 November 2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 24 November 2022) |
Living former Chief Secretaries
Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
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Sallehuddin Mohamed | 1984–1990 | 9 September 1932 (age 90 ) |
Abdul Halim Ali | 1996–2001 | 1 July 1943 (age 80 ) |
Samsudin Osman | 2001–2006 | 3 March 1946 (age 77 ) |
Mohd Sidek Hassan | 2006–2012 | 24 June 1952 (age 71 ) |
Ismail Bakar | 2018–2020 | 19 January 1960 (age 63 ) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Cut costs in your dept, PM urged" . Free Malaysia Today . Archived from the original on 8 February 2017 . Retrieved 12 March 2014 .
- 1 2 Fungsi JPM Archived 1 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Jabatan Perdana Menteri. Accessed 17 June 2010
- ↑ Role and Functions Chief Secretary to the Government. Accessed 17 June 2010
- ↑ "Mantan Ketua Setiausaha Negara" . Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara . Archived from the original on 7 August 2020 . Retrieved 19 May 2020 .