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. He is secretary to the Cabinet of Malaysia and is the secretary-general of the Prime Minister's Department.

Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Incumbent
Mohd Zuki Ali
since 2 January 2020
Government of Malaysia
Prime Minister's Department
StyleYang Berbahagia
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 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 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 1980 699
7 Hashim Aman 1 December 1980 14 June 1984 1291
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 31 December 2019 489
15 Mohd Zuki Ali 1 January 2020 Incumbent 399

Living former Chief Secretaries
NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Sallehuddin Mohamed1984–19909 September 1932 (age 88)
Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid1990–199616 September 1938 (age 82)
Abdul Halim Ali1996–2001July 1943 (age 77)
Samsudin Osman2001–20063 March 1947 (age 73)
Mohd Sidek Hassan2006–201224 June 1951 (age 69)
Ali Hamsa2012–201829 August 1955 (age 65)
Ismail Bakar2018–201919 January 1960 (age 61)

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. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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