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Director-General of Public Service (Malaysia)

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The Director-General of Public Service (Malay: Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam) is the head of the Public Service Department in Malaysia. Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz has been the 27th Director-General since 9 January 2024.[1]

Director-General of Public Service
Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam
since 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09)
Public Service Department
StyleYang Berbahagia
AbbreviationKPPA
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatPutrajaya
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on the advice of Prime Minister
Formation22 August 1934; 90 years ago (1934-08-22)
First holderJohn Huggins

History

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The post "Director General Of Public Service" in Malaysia dates back to 1934, the title used by the Head of Administrative Service was Malayan Establishment Officer, the inaugural holder was Sir John Huggins. Subsequently, when A.J. Gracie held the position in 1954, the title was changed to Federation Establishment Officer. After H.G. Turner replaced Gracie in 1957 until Tan Sri Ahmad Husin assumed the position of Head of Public Sector Service in 1960, the title used was Principal Establishment Officer (P.E.O).

The title was changed to Ketua Pegawai Perjawatan in 1962 and remained in use until 1967, which was when Tunku Mohamed Tunku Besar Burhanuddin led the public service. In 1967, Pejabat Perjawatan Persekutuan was renamed as Establishment Office of Malaysia. When Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin helmed the leadership, the title was changed to Pengarah Perjawatan Malaysia in 1968 at the same year the name Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) was first used on 15 August 1968. Later, it was changed to the title of Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam (KPPA) as used in Service Circular No. 2 Year 1968 dated 7 October 1968.[2]

List of directors-general

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Since 1934, PSD (and its original department) has been led by 27 Directors-General, as shown below:[3]

No. Portrait Director-General of Public Service Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1. Sir
John Huggins
22 August 1934 1943 9 years
2. A.J. Gracie 1 July 1954 7 September 1957 3 years, 68 days
3. H.G. Turner 8 September 1957 1 July 1959 1 year, 296 days
4. Tan Sri
Ahmad Husin
5 October 1959 1 March 1963 3 years, 147 days
5. Tan Sri
Tunku Mohamed Tunku Besar Burhanuddin [ms]
2 March 1963 6 November 1967 4 years, 249 days
6. Tan Sri
Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin
7 November 1967 31 October 1969 1 year, 358 days
7. Tan Sri
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
1 November 1969 29 June 1972 2 years, 241 days
8. Tan Sri Datuk
Abdullah Ayub
1 July 1972 31 July 1974 2 years, 30 days
9. Tan Sri Datuk
Abdullah Mohd Salleh
1 August 1974 30 September 1976 2 years, 60 days
10. Tan Sri Datuk
Abdul Aziz Zakaria
1 October 1976 17 June 1978 1 year, 259 days
11. Tan Sri
Hashim Aman
18 June 1978 30 November 1980 2 years, 165 days
12. Tan Sri
Osman S. Cassim
1 December 1980 31 July 1985 4 years, 242 days
13. Tan Sri
Rozhan Kuntom [ms]
1 August 1985 26 January 1987 1 year, 178 days
14. Tan Sri Dato'
Alwi Jantan [ms]
26 January 1987 15 April 1990 3 years, 79 days
15. Tan Sri Dato'
Mahmud Taib
16 April 1990 December 1995 5 years
16. Tan Sri Dr.
Mazlan Ahmad
14 December 1995 14 December 1998 3 years, 0 days
17. Tan Sri Dato'
Samsudin Osman
15 December 1998 31 January 2001 3 years, 47 days
18. Tan Sri
Jamaluddin Ahmad Damanhuri
2001 2005 4 years
19. Tan Sri
Ismail Adam
2005 30 June 2010 5 years
20. Tan Sri
Abu Bakar Abdullah [ms]
1 July 2010 1 July 2012 2 years, 0 days
21. Tan Sri
Mohamad Zabidi Zainal
15 March 2013 31 December 2016 3 years, 292 days
22. Tan Sri
Zainal Rahim Seman
16 January 2017 31 May 2018 1 year, 136 days
23. Tan Sri
Borhan Dolah
13 July 2018 9 September 2019 1 year, 59 days
24. Tan Sri
Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman
1 October 2019 16 January 2022 2 years, 108 days
25. Dato' Sri
Mohd Shafiq Abdullah [ms]
10 February 2022 12 December 2022 306 days
26. Dato' Seri Dr.
Zulkapli Mohamed
(b.1965)
27 February 2023 8 January 2024 316 days
27. Dato' Sri
Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz
(b.1966)
9 January 2024 Incumbent 288 days

References

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  1. ^ "Wan Ahmad Dahlan appointed DG of Public Service Department". The Star. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ "History of Director General Of Public Service". www.jpa.gov.my.
  3. ^ "Chronology of DGPS". www.jpa.gov.my. Public Service Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 14 December 2022.