24 MACC independent members receive letters of appointment
Twenty-four independent members of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) received their appointment letters today.
They comprise experts in their respective fields and represent different sectors of society. They were appointed to the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB), Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP), and the Operations Review Panel (ORP)....
Twenty-four independent members of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) received their appointment letters today.
They comprise experts in their respective fields and represent different sectors of society. They were appointed to the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB), Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP), and the Operations Review Panel (ORP).
The newly-appointed panellists will be monitoring and serve as a check-and-balance on the operations of the MACC. Their appointment letters were presented by MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki at the commission’s headquarters here.
The MACC in a statement today said that seven ACAB members were appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah with effect from May 21, 2020 to May 20, 2023.
The appointment was on the advice of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in accordance with Section 13 of the MACC Act 2009 (Act 694), he said.
The ACAB members include:
1. Abu Zahar Ujang (Chairperson)
Former Dewan Negara president
2. Ismail Omar
Former Inspector-General of Police
3. Azman Ujang
Former chairperson of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama)
4. Akhbar Satar
President of the Malaysian Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
5. Hamzah Kassim
Managing director of The IA Group
6. David Chua Kok Tee
Managing director of DC & A Group
7. Mohammad Agus Yusoff
Academician, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The MACC said 12 CCPP members and five ORP members were appointed by the Prime Minister.
“The CCPP will be effective from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022, while the ORP is effective from April 1, 2020 to May 30, 2022,” the statement said.
The CCPP members include:
1. Borhan Dolah (Chairperson)
Former Public Service director-general
2. Manja Ismail
Director Current Affairs and Factual TV and Digital, Primeworks Studios
3. Azizan Baharuddin
Director-General, Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM)
4. Edmund Terence Eric Boniface Gomez
Professor at the Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Malaya.
5. Chamil Wariya
Chairperson of the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)
6. Freddie Fernandez
President of Persatuan Karyawan Malaysia
7. Jufitri Joha
President, Malaysian Youth Council
8. Siti Norlasiah Ismail
Former director-general of National Population and Family Development Board
9. Norita Che Ali
Chairperson of Pertubuhan Ekonomi Wanita dan Kebajikan
10. Nadzim Johan
Chief activist of the Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM)
11. Md Yusof Md Aslam
Managing Director of Skop Productions Sdn Bhd
12. Baljit Singh Sidhu
Advocate & Solicitor at Shukor Baljit & Partners
The ORP members include:
1. Ahmad Rosli Mohd Sham (Chairperson)
Former deputy head II Prosecution Division, Attorney General's Chambers
2. Mazlan Ahmad
Former deputy director Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Division, Bank Negara Malaysia
3. Abdul Manap Dim
Former deputy chief executive officer (Compliance), Inland Revenue Board
4. Mohd Faudzi Che Mamat
Former Kelantan State secretary
5. Azimah Abdul Hamid
Former Customs deputy director-general (Enforcement and Compliance)
- Bernama
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