New Civil Leaderships in Home and Defence Ministries

Lunas infographic on PCU Maharaja Lela

SHAH ALAM: Barely three days before the first anniversary of his appointment to the Defence Ministry as the secretary-general, DS Isham Ishak, 54, has been appointed to the same position at the Agriculture and Food Securities Ministry. He is replaced at Jalan Padang Tembak by Lokman Hakim Ali, 51, who had served in the same position in that ministry.

Isham had replaced Lokman at the Interntional Trade and Industry Ministry when the latter moved the Agriculture Ministry.

MINDEF secretary-general DS Isham Ishak being briefed (second left) inside PCU Maharaja Lela by RMN LCS director First Admiral Franklin Jeyasekhar Joseph.

The announcement of the reshuffle was made by the Chief Secretary to the Government DS Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar on Wednesday (September 04). The appointments will become effective this September 23, three days before the anniversary of Isham’s move to Jalan Padang Tembak.
MINDEF new secretary-general Lokman Hakim Ali. His appointment to MINDEF will become effective on September 23. Facebook.

Isham’s main achievement during his tenure in Jalan Padang Tembak is of course the full nationalization of the Boustead Naval Shipyard, which is now known as Lumut Naval Shipyard. Of course, the nationalisation exercise was already on-going when he became the secretary-general, but he was there at the finish line.
Home Ministry Secretary General Datuk Ruji Ubi speaking at the handover ceremony on the helo-deck of OPV1. APMM.

It is interesting to note that Isham himself told the Public Accounts Committee in one of the hearings that he was appointed to Jalan Padang Tembak by the PMX, to ensure the completion of the LCS programme. One wonders whether this means PMX thinks the project is on the right track or not.
New Home Ministry Secretary-General Awang Alik Jeman. Tabung Haji.

Apart from the duo, the transfer of the secretary-generals involved other ministries including Home. Home current secretary-general Ruji Ubi, 54, is going to the Education Ministry in the same position and his replacement at Home is Awang Alik Jeman, 56. Awang is being promoted as he was previously the senior deputy secretary-general of the Prime Minister’s Department. The effective date of the appointment is today (September 5).

–Malaysian Defence

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