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Ali Hamsa

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13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia (1955–2022)

In thisMalay name, there is nosurname or family name. The nameHamsa is apatronymic, and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Ali. The word "bin/ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ali Hamsa PMN SPMJ SJMK SPMS SPMP SPCM SSAP SSMZ DUPN SPDK SUMW DGSM SSTM PNBS DHMS DCSM DIMP DPNS ASDK KMNAMN PKT

13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office 24 June 2012 – 28 August 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Mohd Sidek Hassan
Succeeded by	Ismail Bakar

Personal details
Born	Ali bin Hamsa (1955-08-29)29 August 1955 Kluang,Johor,Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	21 April 2022(2022-04-21) (aged 66) Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	Taman Selatan Muslim Cemetery, Precinct 20,Putrajaya
Spouse	Rohani Abdullah
Alma mater	University of Malaya (B. Econ.) Oklahoma State University (MS in Economics), (PhD. Environmental Economics)

Ali bin Hamsa (29 August 1955 – 21 April 2022) was aMalaysian civil servant who served as the 13thChief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 24 June 2012 to 28 August 2018.^[1]

Education

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Ali graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from theUniversity of Malaya before furthering his studies atOklahoma State University,US, where he obtained a master's degree in Economics in 1986, followed by aPhD in Environmental Sciences and Economics in 1997.^[2]

Career

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Ali joined theAdministrative and Diplomatic Service (PTD) as an Assistant Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry on 5 January 1981. In 1986, he was made Senior Project Manager, Economy and Public Policy Management at the National Institute of Public Administration, where he co-authored two books, namelyDasar-dasar Utama Kerajaan (1997) andMalaysia Kita (1998).^[3]

After a short stint at theMinistry of Transport in 1992, Ali furthered his studies and obtained his PhD in 1997. Upon returning from the US, he began serving at the Economic Planning Unit,Prime Minister's Department (PMD). He consecutively held the positions of Director of Disbursement Division and Deputy Director-General of the National Transformation and Advancement Programme.^[4]

On 22 April 2009, Ali was appointed the Director-General of thePublic-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit, PMD, a central agency created to spearhead PPP initiatives, namely privatisation projects, private finance initiatives, corridor developments, and facilitation funds. He was sworn in as theChief Secretary to theGovernment on 23 June 2012, beforePrime Minister Najib Razak inParliament.^[5]

As the Chief Secretary, Ali was the Chairman of the Malaysian Integrity Institute, Co-Chair of the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business, and Deputy Chairman ofJohor Corporation. Ali was also a non-executive director of Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad, a member of thePenang Port Commission, and a member of the Board of Bumiputera Agenda Coordinating Unit.^[6]

In October 2017, Ali became the first Malaysian to receive anhonorary science doctorate from theB.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology inChennai,India.^[7]

Death

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Ali died while receiving treatment at a hospital inDublin, Ireland on 21 April 2022 at the age of 66.^[8] He was buried at thePrecinct 20 Muslim Cemetery in Putrajaya.^[9]