Chief Secretary to the Government

Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Ali Hamsa since 24 June 2012
Government of Malaysia Prime Minister's Department
Style	Yang Berbahagia
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister of Malaysia
Nominator	Prime Minister of Malaysia
Appointer	Abdul Halim as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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 list of Chief Secretaries to the Government from 1957 to present:^[4]

No.	Chief Secretaries	Took office	Left office
1	Abdul Aziz Majid	000000001957-08-01-00001 August 1957	000000001964-08-31-000031 August 1964
2	Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais	000000001964-09-01-00001 September 1964	000000001967-11-06-00006 November 1967
3	Mohamad Burhanuddin	000000001967-11-07-00007 November 1967	000000001969-12-31-000031 December 1969
4	Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin	000000001970-01-01-00001 January 1970	000000001976-09-30-000030 September 1976
5	Abdullah Mohd Salleh	000000001976-10-01-00001 October 1976	000000001978-12-31-000031 December 1978
6	Abdullah Ayub	000000001979-01-01-00001 January 1979	000000001980-11-30-000030 November 1980
7	Hashim Aman	000000001980-12-01-00001 December 1980	000000001984-06-14-000014 June 1984
8	Salehuddin Mohamed	000000001984-06-15-000015 June 1984	000000001990-01-31-000031 January 1990
9	Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid	000000001990-02-01-00001 February 1990	000000001996-09-16-000016 September 1996
10	Abdul Halim Ali	000000001996-09-17-000017 September 1996	000000002001-01-31-000031 January 2001
11	Samsudin Osman	000000002001-02-01-00001 February 2001	000000002006-09-02-00002 September 2006
12	Mohd Sidek Hassan	000000002006-09-03-00003 September 2006	000000002012-06-23-000023 June 2012
13	Ali Hamsa	000000002012-06-24-000024 June 2012	Incumbent

References

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

External links

Official website

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