Putrajaya mulls Umno man as successor

By admin-s On Jan 6, 2015

(TMI) – Sources said among candidates being considered as the new MCMC chairman is an Umno man who had contested for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat against opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim – Dr Mazlan Ismail.

Malaysia’s fiercely independent communications chief regulator Datuk Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi’s contract has not been renewed for another term and Putrajaya is said to be considering an Umno politician as his replacement.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman’s two year contract ended on December 31 and sources say the Chief Executive of Services and Support Tengku Zaib Raja Ahmad is now the acting chairman pending a decision.

“The MCMC chairman’s contract was not renewed. The position is being held by MCMC staff Tengku Zaib,” the source told The Malaysian Insider.

Sources said among candidates being considered as the new MCMC chairman is an Umno man who had contested for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat against opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim – Dr Mazlan Ismail.

He holds a degree in Communications Electronics from Salford University in the UK and has a Masters in Operational Telecom from Coventry University and had obtained a PhD from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia under a TM scholarship.

He has served with TM since 1983, with his last position as general manager.

The Malaysian Insider has attempted to contact Mazlan to verify the news but has yet to receive a response.