PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Iskandar Mohd Kaus has been appointed as the principal private secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, replacing Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said the appointment comes into effect tomorrow.
Iskandar, 48, who has served in the civil service for more than 22 years, began as an administrative and diplomatic officer on March 21, 1994.
He holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a degree in Law from University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Previously, he was the deputy principal private secretary to the Prime Minister.
"He has vast experience in the field of international relation, law and administrative coordination through the various positions he helmed in the civil service.
"Among them are chief international unit of the National Institute of Public Administration; deputy director (legal inspectorate and management division) of the Malaysia Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit; and deputy secretary-general of Women, Family and Community Ministry."
"I believe with his qualification, experience, knowledge and credibility, he can carry out his duty as the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister with excellence," Ali said in a statement.