Appointment to be effective from May 13
PETALING JAYA: Incoming Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman is grateful to receive news of his appointment effective next month.
“I thank the Almighty for this opportunity,” he said when contacted by The Star, adding that he is currently abroad.
The news came yesterday after an announcement by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Shamsul Azri said the appointment followed a proposal presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
He said the King has consented to the appointment of Abdul Halim, a former High Court judge.
The appointment, which will start on May 13, was made in accordance with Subsection 5(1) of the MACC Act, he said.
Born in Kampung Alai, Melaka, on March 10, 1957, Abdul Halim holds a law degree from Universiti Malaya and a master’s degree in law from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.
Apart from serving about 17 years on the Bench as a High Court judge before his retirement in 2023, he has also a wealth of experience ranging from being a state legal adviser of Pahang to Official Assignee (equivalent to the current director-general of the Insolvency Department), a senior federal counsel, magistrate, Sessions Court judge, registrar, prosecutor and head of research department in the Federal Court.
He is married to Datin Seri Safiah Md Tahir and the couple are blessed with seven children.
News about the new MACC chief commissioner came yesterday morning amid reports about a rally against outgoing chief Tan Sri Azam Baki.
The rally went ahead in the afternoon with protesters gathering outside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur before marching to Dataran Merdeka.
