Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia

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.

Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Ketua Setiausaha Negara
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Incumbent
Mohd Zuki Ali
since 1 January 2020
Prime Minister's Department
StyleYang Berbahagia
AbbreviationKSN
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPrime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holderAbdul Aziz Majid
Formation1 August 1957 (1957-08-01)
SalaryMYR 23,577 monthly [1]
Websitewww.ksn.gov.my

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 Secretary to the Government

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

# Image Chief Secretary to the Government Term of office Prime Minister
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Tun
Abdul Aziz Majid
(1908–1975)
1 August 1957 31 August 1964 7 years, 31 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)
2 Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais
(1912–1994)
1 September 1964 6 November 1967 3 years, 67 days
3 Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Tunku Mohamad Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
(1912–1994)
7 November 1967 31 December 1969 2 years, 55 days
4 Tan Sri
Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin
(1920–1978)
1 January 1970 30 September 1976 6 years, 274 days
5 Tun
Abdullah Mohd Salleh
(1926–2006)
1 October 1976 31 December 1978 2 years, 92 days Hussein Onn
(15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981)
Mahathir Mohamad
(16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003)
6 Tun
Abdullah Ayub
(1926–2018)
1 January 1979 30 November 1982 3 years, 334 days
7 Tan Sri Dato'
Hashim Aman
(1929–2018)
1 December 1982 14 June 1984 1 year, 197 days
8 Tan Sri Dato' Paduka
Sallehuddin Mohamed
(b.1932)
15 June 1984 31 January 1990 5 years, 231 days Mahathir Mohamad
(16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009)
9 Tun
Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid
(1938–2021)
1 February 1990 16 September 1996 6 years, 229 days
10 Tan Sri
Abdul Halim Ali
(b.1943)
17 September 1996 31 January 2001 4 years, 137 days
11 Tan Sri
Samsudin Osman
(b.1947)
1 February 2001 2 September 2006 5 years, 214 days
12 Tan Sri
Mohd Sidek Hassan
(b.1952)
3 September 2006 23 June 2012 5 years, 295 days Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009)
Najib Razak
(3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018)
13 Tan Sri
Ali Hamsa
(1955–2022)
24 June 2012 29 August 2018 6 years, 67 days Najib Razak
(3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018)
Mahathir Mohamad
(10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020)
14 Tan Sri
Ismail Bakar
(b.1960)
29 August 2018 1 January 2020 1 year, 126 days Mahathir Mohamad
(10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020)
15 Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Mohd Zuki Ali
(b.1962)
1 January 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 298 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

NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Sallehuddin Mohamed1984–19909 September 1932 (age 91)
Abdul Halim Ali1996–20011 July 1943 (age 80)
Samsudin Osman2001–20063 March 1946 (age 77)
Mohd Sidek Hassan2006–201224 June 1952 (age 71)
Ismail Bakar2018–202019 January 1960 (age 63)

See also

References

  1. "Cut costs in your dept, PM urged". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  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. "Mantan Ketua Setiausaha Negara". Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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