Ismail Bakar

إسماعيل بن حاج بكر‎14th Chief Secretary to the Government of MalaysiaIn office
29 August 2018 – 31 December 2019MonarchsMuhammad V
AbdullahPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadPreceded byAli HamsaSucceeded byMohd Zuki AliSecretary-General of Treasury (Malaysia)In office
12 June 2018 – 28 August 2018MonarchMuhammad VPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadMinisterLim Guan EngDeputy MinisterAmiruddin HamzahPreceded byMohd Irwan Serigar AbdullahSucceeded byAhmad Badri Mohd ZahirSecretary-General of Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (Malaysia)In office
16 December 2015 – 11 June 2018MonarchsAbdul Halim
Muhammad VPrime MinisterNajib RazakMinisterAhmad Shabery CheekDeputy MinisterNogeh GumbekPreceded byMohd Arif Abdul RahmanSucceeded byMohd Sallehhuddin HassanSecretary-General of Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)In office
18 November 2014 – 15 December 2015MonarchAbdul HalimPrime MinisterNajib RazakMinisterHishammuddin Hussein (Acting)
Liow Tiong LaiDeputy MinisterAziz KaprawiPreceded byLong See WoolSucceeded bySaripuddin Kasim Personal detailsBorn

Ismail bin Bakar

(1960-01-19) 19 January 1960 (age 64)^[1]
Batu Pahat, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)^[1]CitizenshipMalaysianNationality

Malaysia Alma mater University of Malaya
University of HullWebsiteOfficial website

Ismail bin Haji Bakar (Jawi: إسماعيل بن حاج بكر; born 19 January 1960) is the 14th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 29 August 2018 until 31 December 2019.^[2]

Education background

Ismail holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree from University of Malaya and a Master of Business Administration degree and a doctorate from the University of Hull, United Kingdom. ^[3]

Career

Ismail joined the Administrative and Diplomatic Service as an Assistant Secretary at the Federal Treasury, Ministry of Finance on July 1983.^[4] He had served as the secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and the Ministry of Transport; budget director at the National Budget Office of the Ministry of Finance and senior advisor at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC, United States. ^[3]

Honours

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2019)^[5]
Malacca :
- Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2012)^[6]
Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)^[6]
Federal Territory (Malaysia):
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2016)^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Biodata Ketua Setiausaha Negara". Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara (in Malay). Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Mantan Ketua Setiausaha Negara". Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ismail Bakar appointed new Chief Secretary". 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "Career - Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar".
^ "CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday". Bernama. Malay Mail. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "Panglima ATM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran WP". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.