Rahmat resigns as Suhakam chairman after appointment as AIAC advisory board chairman

PETALING JAYA: Prof Datuk Rahmat Mohamad will resign from his post as Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman effective Aug 31, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department has announced.

This comes following Rahmat’s appointment as the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Advisory Board chairman by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on August 23.