Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s head of Emergency and Trauma Department, Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab, has been appointed director-general of Health effective tomorrow.

He replaces Radzi Abu Hassan, who went on mandatory retirement on May 1.

Chief Secretary to the Government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar had consented to the appointment.

He said Mahathar (above, right), 56, began his career with the Health Ministry as a medical officer on Oct 1, 1996.

"Dr Mahathar holds a Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Master of Emergency Medicine from Universiti Sains Malaysia.

"I am confident in his competence and credibility to drive the ongoing health reform agenda, which seeks to deliver efficient, compassionate, and professional healthcare services for the benefit of the people and the nation," Shamsul said in a statement today.

- Bernama

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