New Permanent Secretary

A handing-over ceremony was held at Sabah's Ministry of Local Government and Housing (KKTP) in Kota Kinabalu today.

During the brief ceremony, out-going Permanent Secretary (SUT) of KKTP, Datuk Ujang Hj Sulani handed over duties to his successor, Datuk Abidin Madingkir.

Ujang is being transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry while Abidin was SUT of Ministry of Resource and IT Development. This would be Abidin's second stint at KKTP, having first served there in the early 1990s.

The ceremony was witnessed by Minister Datuk Hj Hajiji Hj Noor. Also present were his two Assistant Ministers, Datuk Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar and Datuk Edward Yong. Tonight, Ujang and Abidin will be feted at a farewell/welcome dinner by the Ministry.

The transfers are part of a reshuffle among senior Sabah civil servants. Under the exercise, Ujang replaces Mathius Sator who takes over from Abidin. Others involved in the reshuffle includes Datuk Dr Fowzi Eadzi who is now Managing Director of the Suria Capital group,. the State government's investment arm.

His post as Director of the State Economic Planning Unit (EPU) has been taken over by Datuk Ismail Abdullah. The latter's post as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industrial Development has been taken over by Hashim Paijan, former Deputy Director of the State Public Service Department (JPAN).

Picture: From left:- Ghulam, Ujang, Hajiji, Abidin and Edward.