KUCHING: Acting State Secretary Datuk Seri Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki has been appointed as State Secretary.
His appointment was confirmed by Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian in a Facebook post today.
“Heartiest congratulations to Datuk Seri Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki as the new Sarawak (State) Secretary,” the Minister of Public Health, Local Government and Housing wrote.
Abu Bakar, 58, succeeds outgoing State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion who retired last month. Jaul was appointed to the position on Aug 22, 2019 and served for a period of three years.
Previously, Abu Bakar was Deputy State Secretary since 2018. Prior to that, he was State Planning Unit (SPU) director and Sarawak Foundation director.
Born September 29, 1964, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Master of Science, Human Resource Development (HRD) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Throughout his service, he won a number of state and civil service awards – the most notable of which was the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak award which carries the title ‘Dato Sri’ in Oct, 2019.
