KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman, the senior director of Special Operations at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has been appointed as its Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention), effective February 13.
The MACC announced that Azmi, 57, who previously held the position of director of Intelligence, will be replacing Datuk Seri Norazlan Mohd Razali, who retired on November 17 last year.
"Azmi, who holds a Diploma in Business Studies from Universiti Teknologi Mara, began his service with the Anti-Corruption Agency on July 29, 1991.
"With extensive experience in operations and prevention sectors, he has also served with the Pahang MACC, Sarawak MACC, Perak MACC, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (MACA), the Human Resource Management Division, and the Intelligence Division,” it said in a statement.
The statement also noted that nine MACC officers received letters of appointment, promotion, and placement from the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar on February 13.
They include Datuk Idris Zaharudin, appointed as senior director of the Intelligence Division; Datuk Mohd Hafaz Nazar (MACA senior director), Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin (Special Operations senior director), and Datuk Ahmad Sabri Mohamed (Perak MACC director).
Also receiving their letters were Datuk Nazli Rasyid Sulong, appointed as Community Education Division director; Ismajuri Ismail (Special Operations deputy director), Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin (National Governance Planning Division senior director), Rasidah Abdul Karim (Policy, Planning, and Research Division director), and Hairuzam Mohamad Amin@Hamim (Selangor MACC director).
— Bernama
