KUALA LUMPUR: The Minister of Finance has appointed Datuk Awang Adek Hussin as the new executive chairman of the Securities Commission, effective June 1, 2022.
Awang Adek, who was formerly an assistant governor in Bank Negara, will replace outgoing chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Syed Jaffar Albar, who resigned from the post just six months after the renewal of his contract in November 2021. Syed Zaid's resignation will take effect on May 31, 2022.
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