SHAH ALAM- Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah has been appointed as the public service department (JPA) director-general effective Thursday (Feb 10).
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said in a statement that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustaffa Billah Shah, had consented to Mohd Shafiq's appointment.
According to Mohd Zuki, the appointment was made based on Mohd Shafiq's extensive experience in various fields including policy development, management and services and that the latter had served as the health ministry secretary-general.
"I am confident that with his knowledge and credibility, he will be able to uphold the trust and responsibility to support and ensure the reforms in the public sector are in line with the government’s aspirations,” he said in the statement on Thursday.
Mohd Shafiq has served the civil service for 30 years when he began his career as an assistant secretary in the protocol division of the Prime Minister’s Department, on Dec 1, 1992.
He holds a Bachelor of Political Science (Hons) degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a Master’s in Public Administration from Meiji University, Japan.