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Mohamad Shukri Abdull

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdull is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamad Shukri.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri
Mohamad Shukri Abdull
JSM SSAP DSDK PGDK BCK AMP
محمد شكري بن عبد
4th Chief Commissioner of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
In office
15 May 2018 – 31 May 2019
Nominated byMahathir Mohamad
Appointed byMuhammad V
DeputyAzam Baki (Operations)
Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil (Prevention)
Ja'afar Mahad (Management & Professionalism)
Preceded byDzulkifli Ahmad
Succeeded byLatheefa Beebi Koya
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Shukri bin Abdull

(1960-10-04) 4 October 1960 (age 64)
Pendang District, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
SpouseNorzah Ahmad
Children5
Alma materNational University of Malaysia

Dato' Sri Mohamad Shukri bin Abdull (Jawi: محمد شكري بن عبد; born 4 October 1960),[1] is the fourth and former chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Education

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Mohamad Shukri graduated from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) (B.Soc.Sc. (Hons.)) degree.[1]

Career

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Mohamad Shukri joined the MACC, then known as Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), on 1 September 1984. Among the posts he has held since included state MACC director of Perlis, Kelantan and Sabah. Between 1 January 2010 and 31 July 2016 Mohamad Shukri served as the MACC's deputy chief commissioner (Operations).[1] The agency announced that Mohamad Shukri would enrol in a course in a local university before retiring in October that same year. This followed allegations that he was among those removed or pressured to step down for being part of a plot to topple the government and soon after MACC's chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed himself resigned.[2][3] Prior to his sudden departure, it was publicly known that Mohamad Shukri had been spearheading investigations together with Abu Kassim and fellow MACC deputy chief commissioner (Prevention), Mustafar Ali, into a global money laundering scandal involving Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. He had completed two investigation papers into the RM2.6 billion "donation" as insisted by Najib and had called over 100 witnesses despite facing many "obstacles and challenges".[4] Eventually, the MACC saw its top three officials removed from office besides Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara) governor Zeti Aziz and also Attorney General of Malaysia (AG), Abdul Gani Patail, all of whom were heavily involved in investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.

Following Pakatan Harapan's (PH) victory in the 14th Malaysian general election resulting in the removal of Najib as Prime Minister, his newly-appointed successor Mahathir Mohamad reappointed Mohamad Shukri to the MACC, this time as the chief commissioner beginning 15 May 2018.[5][4][6] In an emotional tell-all a week later, Mohamad Shukri recalled in a press conference how then-AG Abdul Gani was sacked just as he was preparing to arrest Najib and being trailed as he fled to the United States after receiving intel that he was next on the chopping block.[7] He also added how he had received death threats in the form of bullets delivered to him whilst investigating the 1MDB scandal and had two of his senior officers transferred from the MACC.[8][9]

On 4 June 2019, it was announced by the Prime Minister's Department that Mohamad Shukri has tendered his resignation effective 1 June 2019 from the post and will be replaced by Latheefa Beebi Koya.[10][11][12] Following the shocking announcement, Mohamad Shukri informed the press that he resigned a year before his contract was due to expire as "his job here was done".[13] He added that he had promised Prime Minister Mahathir that he would step down from the job after a year from when he was appointed and that he had accomplished his mission with cases regarding SRC International and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) being brought to court.[14][15][16]

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Appoints New Anti-Graft Chief". Hata Wahari and Fahirul N. Ramliurl. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Abu Kassim: I was not pressured to resign as MACC chief". Malaysiakini. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mohd Shukri Abdull dilantik Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr M: Shukri Abdull to head MACC". Royce Tan. The Star (Malaysia). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Former MACC deputy Shukri Abdull to be new chief". Reena Raj. Malay Mail. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "An emotional tell-all by MACC chief". The Star (Malaysia). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Malaysia's 1MDB scandal investigator tells of death threats and bullets in the mail". Hannah Ellis-Petersen. The Guardian. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ "I was threatened, bullied, called a traitor, says MACC chief". New Straits Times. 22 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Latheefa Koya made new MACC chief". Thasha Jayamanogaran. Malay Mail. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Latheefa Koya is new MACC chief". Beatrice Nita Jay. New Straits Times. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Malaysia Picks Human-Rights Activist to Lead Anti-Graft Agency". Anuradha Raghu. Bloomberg News. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Shukri: My job here is done". Mazwin Nik Anis. The Star (Malaysia). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ "I promised Dr M I will call it a day after 1 year, says Shukri". Minderjeet Kaur. Free Malaysia Today. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Shukri: My resignation is not breaking news". Tasnim Lokman, Beatrice Nita Jay. New Straits Times. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Shukri says mission accomplished, time to leave MACC". Thasha Jayamanogaran. Malay Mail. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Sultan of Kedah's birthday honours list". The Star (Malaysia). 18 April 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Artistes among those conferred titles in conjunction with Pahang Sultan's birthday". The Star (Malaysia). 24 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM" (in Malay). Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Sabah honours list". The Star (Malaysia). 20 September 2005.
  22. ^ "ACA chief among six to get top Sabah award". The Star (Malaysia). 27 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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