JOHOR BARU: Johor authorities deputy State Secretary (improvement) Datuk Dr Badrul Hisham Kassim has been appointed as the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) new chief govt officer (CEO) efficient on Jan 1, 2022.
In an announcement on Monday (Dec 27), Irda stated Badrul Hisham’s appointment was agreed throughout a current assembly of its members of authority assembly chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob and Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad.
Irda stated that the 54-year-old Badrul Hisham replaces Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, whose time period has ended after 12 years of service main the company.
It added that Badrul Hisham has been a Johor state administrative officer since 1992 the place his involvement in Iskandar Malaysia started earlier than the institution of Irda.
Irda added that Badrul Hisham was seconded from the Johor Economic Planning Unit (Upen) to Khazanah Nasional Berhad in 2006 for planning functions for the institution of Iskandar Malaysia.
From there, he had been instantly concerned in disclosing the Irda complete improvement plan (CDP) 2006-2025 and the draft of the Irda Bill.
It added that after returning to Upen, he was appointed as the primary Irda state commissioner to hold out the duty of coordinating issues with Johor authorities departments and companies, together with the approvals required on the state degree.
Irda then stated that Badrul Hisham held the place from 2007 to 2014 and through that interval, he was concerned within the joint ministerial committee (JMC) between Malaysia and Singapore on Iskandar Malaysia.
It added that he was additionally the earlier Johor Baru Central Municipal Council (now recognized as Iskandar Puteri City Council) president, which was one of many native authorities in Iskandar Malaysia.
Badrul Hisham holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Staffordshire Polytechnic, England, Master of Business Management (MBA) from the University of Leicester in England and Ph.D. from the University of Glamorgan in Wales within the subject of water administration and privatization.
He as soon as attended an govt course at Harvard Kennedy School within the United States of America and was appointed adjunct professor by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2016.
Irda then stated that Badrul Hisham’s expertise in state administration, land administration and native authorities as effectively as involvement with Federal departments such as the Prime Minister’s Department’s Economic Planning Unit and Finance Ministry as effectively as data associated to Irda and Iskandar Malaysia since its institution makes him probably the most appropriate candidate to guide the company.
