Hamid retires as MMEA chief after 42 years of service

 

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director-general Hamid Amin clocking out for the last time. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Hamid Amin will retire tomorrow after 42 years of service in the security forces.

MMEA said Hamid, who assumed the post of MMEA’s sixth director-general on Nov 6, 2023, had instilled core values in all agency personnel by focusing on integrity and knowledge.

In a statement, it said that although Hamid only helmed the agency for five months, he had previously served as deputy director-general and in other positions.

It said he had achieved great success for the team, improving operations along the country’s maritime borders and taken charge of new assets.

“This includes the acquisition of four medium-lift helicopters, a multipurpose mission ship, two new generation patrol craft, two special action force interceptor boats, five rigid hull fender boats and an offshore patrol vessel from the US Coast Guard,” it said.

The patrol vessel, renamed KM Tun Fatimah, was put into operation in Sarawak waters early this year.

Hamid also launched the MMEA strategic plan 2023-2033 to enable the agency to become the regional centre of excellence for maritime enforcement, and search and rescue.

Hamid had previously served in the navy before being transferred to MMEA on Oct 31, 2005.

He was honoured with a farewell ceremony at the MMEA headquarters in Putrajaya today. - FMT