Rural Ministry appoints four new chairpersons for its agencies

The Rural Development Ministry has announced the appointment of four chairpersons for agencies under the ministry, effective May 15.

They are Prof Emeritus Sukiman Sarmani, who was appointed as chairperson of Universiti Teknikal Mara Sdn Bhd (Unitek-Mara) and Azizi Ali as chairperson of Mara Incorporated (Mara Inc).

Azrulnizam Abdul Aziz has been appointed as chairperson of Pelaburan Mara Bhd (PMB) and Burhanuddin Md Radzi as chairperson of the Malaysia Design Development Centre Sdn Bhd (DDEC).

Rural Development Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad (photo, above) said in a statement yesterday that those who have been appointed were known for their great leadership, ability, expertise and experience and embody the spirit of the struggle in realising their agencies’ vision and mission.

He said with the appointments, the ministry was confident that Mara or Majlis Amanah Rakyat and its subsidiaries would continue to be guided by the aspirations and agenda to develop bumiputera socio-economic status.

“This is to ensure that Mara’s three key areas of entrepreneurship, education and investment will be balanced and to serve as a strategic thrust to bring the bumiputera agenda to the next level,” Abdul Latiff said.

- Bernama