Ismail Bakar appointed new Chief Secretary


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Treasury secretary-general Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar (pic) has been appointed the new Chief Secretary to the Government, taking over from Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa on Wednesday (Aug 29).

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad handed over the letter of appointment to Ismail at a brief meeting at his office in Perdana Putra on Tuesday (Aug 28).

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