KUALA LUMPUR : Yang
di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah has consented to the
appointment of the former Director-General of Customs, Datuk Md Yusop Mansor
(left), and Former Chairman Of The Advisory Board in the Prime Minister’s
Department, Abdul Aziz Khalidin, as members of the Election Commission (EC).
Chief Secretary to the
Government Datuk Seri Ali Hamsa said the appointment took effect from the date
they reported for duty until the age of 66 in line with Clause (3) Article 114
of the Federal Constitution.
He said the appointment of
Md Yusop and Abdul Aziz followed the expiry of the tenure of service of Datuk
Zainal Abidin Mat Said and Datuk Jamdin Buyong as members of the EC on
September 4.
“On behalf of the government,
I express deep appreciation and gratitude for the excellent services rendered
by Zainal Abidin and Jamdin as members of the EC in discharging their
responsibilities,” he said in a statement, here today.
Md Yusop, 59, who was born
in Menggatal, Sabah, went on mandatory retirement on August 7, 2011 and had a
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Development Communications) degree from Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia and Advanced Diploma (Training and Human Development) from
the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Abdul Aziz, 59, who was born
in Bagan Datoh, Perak went on mandatory retirement on May 29, 2011 and had a
Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya.
As a legal officer, Abdul
Aziz had served as federal counsel, Sessions Court judge and chairman of the
Industrial Court. (Bernama)
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