Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia

Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Incumbent
Ismail Bakar
since 29 August 2018
Government of Malaysia
Prime Minister's Department
Style Yang Berbahagia
Member of Cabinet
Reports to Prime Minister
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holder Abdul Aziz Majid
Formation 1 August 1957 (1957-08-01)
Salary MYR 23,577 monthly [1]
Website www.pmo.gov.my/ksn/

The Chief Secretary to the Government (Malay: Ketua Setiausaha Negara) is the most senior officer in the Malaysian Civil Service. He is secretary to the Cabinet of Malaysia and is the 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 of Chief Secretaries

The following is the list of Chief Secretaries to the Government:[4]

№ Chief Secretary to the Government Term of office
Took office Left office Days
1 Abdul Aziz Majid 1 August 1957 31 August 1964 2587
2 Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais 1 September 1964 6 November 1967 1161
3 Tunku Besar Mohamad Tunku Besar Burhanuddin 7 November 1967 31 December 1969 785
4 Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin 1 January 1970 30 September 1976 2464
5 Abdullah Mohd Salleh 1 October 1976 31 December 1978 821
6 Abdullah Ayub 1 January 1979 30 November 1982 1429
7 Hashim Aman 1 December 1982 14 June 1984 561
8 Salehuddin Mohamed 15 June 1984 31 January 1990 2056
9 Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid 1 February 1990 16 September 1996 2419
10 Abdul Halim Ali 17 September 1996 31 January 2001 1597
11 Samsudin Osman 1 February 2001 2 September 2006 2039
12 Mohd Sidek Hassan 3 September 2006 23 June 2012 2120
13 Ali Hamsa 24 June 2012 28 August 2018 2256
14 Ismail Bakar 29 August 2018 Incumbent 47

Living former Chief Secretaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cut costs in your dept, PM urged". Free Malaysia Today.
  2. 1 2 Fungsi JPM Archived 1 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Jabatan Perdana Menteri. Accessed 17 June 2010
  3. ↑ Role and Functions Chief Secretary to the Government. Accessed 17 June 2010
  4. ↑ "Chief Secretary to The Government of Malaysia - The Official Website". pmo.gov.my.
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