Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia

The title of "Chief Secretary to the Government" in Malaysia dates back to the Federated Malay States. In 1911, it replaced the office of Resident-General as head of the British colonial administration. The inaugural Chief Secretary was Edward Lewis Brockman. After 1936, the administrative powers of Chief Secretary was transferred to the British High Commissioner.

The Chief Secretary to the Government is the head of the Civil Service of Malaysia and the highest-ranking civil servant in the Federal Government of Malaysia. He attends Cabinet meetings as its secretary and monitors the implementation of its policies.[2] He also heads the large Prime Minister's Department, which is in charge of, among others, supporting the Prime Minister, administration of the civil service, state protocol and Islamic affairs.[2]

In addition, the Chief Secretary chairs the meetings of Ministry secretaries-generals and meetings of Department directors-general.[3]

The following is the list of Chief Secretaries to the Government:[4]

#	Image	Chief Secretary to the Government	Term of office			Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Abdul Aziz Majid	1 August 1957	31 August 1964	7 years, 30 days	Tunku Abdul Rahman (31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970) Abdul Razak Hussein (22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976) Hussein Onn (15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981)
2		Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais	1 September 1964	6 November 1967	3 years, 66 days
3		Tunku Mohamad Tunku Besar Burhanuddin	7 November 1967	31 December 1969	2 years, 54 days
4		Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin	1 January 1970	30 September 1976	6 years, 273 days
5		Abdullah Mohd Salleh	1 October 1976	31 December 1978	2 years, 91 days	Hussein Onn (15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981) Mahathir Mohamad (16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003)
6		Abdullah Ayub	1 January 1979	30 November 1982	3 years, 333 days
7		Hashim Aman	1 December 1982	14 June 1984	1 year, 196 days
8		Sallehuddin Mohamed	15 June 1984	31 January 1990	5 years, 230 days	Mahathir Mohamad (16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009)
9		Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid	1 February 1990	16 September 1996	6 years, 228 days
10		Abdul Halim Ali	17 September 1996	31 January 2001	4 years, 136 days
11		Samsudin Osman	1 February 2001	2 September 2006	5 years, 213 days
12		Mohd Sidek Hassan	3 September 2006	23 June 2012	5 years, 294 days	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009) Najib Razak (3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018)
13		Ali Hamsa	24 June 2012	29 August 2018	6 years, 66 days	Najib Razak (3 April 2009 – 9 May 2018) Mahathir Mohamad (10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020)
14		Ismail Bakar	29 August 2018	1 January 2020	1 year, 125 days	Mahathir Mohamad (10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020)
15		Mohd Zuki Ali	1 January 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 129 days	Mahathir Mohamad (10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (1 March 2020 – 16 August 2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (21 August 2021 – 23 November 2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 24 November 2022)

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