KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has announced changes in placement and new appointments for seven top management posts in the civil service.
The changes and appointments, effective March 10, involve five ministry secretaries-general, as well as a director-general and a principal private secretary.
Datuk Aminuddin Hassim has been appointed as Education Ministry secretary-general, Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad as Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry secretary-general, and Datuk Ruji Ubi as National Unity Ministry secretary-general.
Datuk Anesee Ibrahim has been appointed as Higher Education Ministry secretary-general and Datuk Shaharuddin Abu Sohot as Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry secretary-general.
Additionally, Datuk Seri Sollehuddin Alyubi Zakaria has been appointed as director-general of the Implementation Coordination Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM), while Datuk Shahrol Anuwar Sarman has been named principal private secretary to the Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, JPM.
“These changes align with the agenda to reform the public service, further strengthening the value shift in civil servant responsibilities, particularly among senior officials, to ensure the continued excellence of public service leadership,” he said in a statement.
— Bernama