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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar (pic) has been appointed as the chairman of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) for three years effective from Feb 1 to Jan 31, 2027.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 20), said former Federal Court Judge Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham was appointed as deputy chairman of EAIC.
Also appointed as members of EAIC were Datuk Seri Dr Yusof Ismail; Datuk Seri Dr Razali Ab Malik; Datuk Dr Mohd Gazali Abas; Datuk Ong Lam Kiat and Datuk Siti Zainab Binti Omar.
"The appointment has received the consent of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Jan 24 in line with subsection 5(1) of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Act 2009 (Act 700).
"It is hoped the appointment will strengthen the implementation of EAIC's functions and effectiveness towards ensuring the quality of effective enforcement and integrity among enforcement officers and enforcement agencies," he said.
In the same statement, Anwar expressed his appreciation of the previous lineup of EAIC Commissioners, namely Tan Sri Sidek Hassan; Tan Sri Zainun Ali; Tan Sri Mahmood Adam; Tan Sri Aziah Ali; Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin; Datuk John Louis O'hara and Prof Dr Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmod who completed their service at EAIC on June 30, 2023. - Bernama
