Newly minted Kimanis MP now head of gov't agency

Kimanis MP Mohamad Alamin has been appointed as the chairperson of Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

According to MyIPO, the appointment took effect on April 30.

The corporation is a government agency tasked with educating Malaysians on how to protect their intellectual property.

Mohamad (photo), 48, was a lawyer and former Bongawan assemblyperson between 2013 and 2018.

He bagged 54.34 percent of the popular vote as a BN candidate during the Kimanis by-election on January 18, in a straight fight against Warisan's Karim Bujang.

Mohamad has joined the ranks of a long list of MPs to have been appointed as heads of GLCs or government agencies.

Previously, Sabah Umno had lobbied for Mohamad to be appointed as a deputy minister.

The party also lobbied for Bung Moktar Radin to be appointed chairperson of the Sabah Federal Development, and Abdul Rahman Dahlan as a senator.

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