PUTRAJAYA: Perlis state secretary Azman Mohd Yusof has been appointed as the new secretary-general of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry effective tomorrow Wednesday (March 30).

       Azman, 56, replaces Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, who was appointed as Perlis state secretary, which will also take effect tomorrow.

       The matter was announced by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali in a statement on Tuesday (March 29).

       "I’m confident that with his experience, knowledge and credibility, Azman is able to lead the Ministry’s administration in realising its aspiration to become a national premier ministry guided by the vision of 'Progressive, Sustainable Domestic Trade’,” said Mohd Zuki.

       Azman, who joined the civil service as an administrative and diplomatic officer on Dec 1, 1992, has extensive experience in the fields of planning, human resource management and policy development.

       Having graduated with a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Saitama University, Japan, Azman has also served as the director of the Organisational Development Division of the Public Service Department.

       Meanwhile, Mohd Zuki said Hasnol Zam Zam, 55, was appointed to the post based on his qualifications and vast experience in various fields, including when he was serving as the ministry’s secretary-general.

       "I have full confidence that Hasnol Zam Zam will lead the Perlis state secretary administration and carry out his duties with full integrity,” he said.

       Hasnol Zam Zam, who holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Pennsylvania University, has served in the public service for 30 years after joining as a PTD officer on Dec 1, 1992. - Bernama