KUALA LUMPUR: Decisions on the future contract of Tan Sri Azam Baki will be based on his performance, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) was responding to a question by Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli (PH-Pandan) on whether Azam will be given a fourth term, given that criticisms regarding the extension of the service contract have also come from the deputy president of the Prime Minister’s own party.
“For the information of the Yang Berhormat, in line with Standing Order 23(1)(h) of the Dewan Rakyat Standing Orders, questions regarding future plans or proposals that are speculative in nature are not appropriate to be answered specifically as they involve matters that ‘have not yet become an issue’ or are merely ‘hypothetical’,” she said in a parliamentary written reply dated Dec 1.
Any decision regarding a future contract extension will be made based on performance evaluation, the needs of the agency and considerations deemed appropriate at the relevant time,” she added.
Azalina said the government is committed to ensuring the MACC operates effectively and will make decisions in the nation’s and the people’s interests when the time comes.
Rafizi was referring to the remarks of PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar, who had expressed her disapproval over the extension of Azam’s tenure in May.
Azam’s contract was extended for the third time in May.
He was made MACC chief commissioner on March 9, 2020.
When he retired in 2023 at 60, he was given a one-year extension.
Azam got his second extension in May 2024.
In May 2025, he was given another extension until 2026.
