Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Wan Ahmad Dahlan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Wan Ahmad Dahlan bin Abdul Aziz (born 20 November 1966) is a Malaysian civil servant who has served as the 27th Director-General of Public Service since January 2024. He served as the Director-General of Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) from February 2023 to January 2024, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs from July 2020 to February 2023 and Comptroller of the Istana Negara Royal Household from December 2016 to February 2019.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz PSM PSD SPMS SPSK SSAP DPSK DIMP PMW
27th Director-General of Public Service
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2024
Monarchs	Abdullah (9–30 January 2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Zulkapli Mohamed
Director-General of the Implementation Coordination Unit
In office 20 February 2023 – 9 January 2024
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Ruji Ubi
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs
In office 15 July 2020 – 20 February 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023)
Minister	Hamzah Zainuddin (2020–2022) Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (2022–2023)
Preceded by	Jamil Rakon
Succeeded by	Ruji Ubi
Personal details
Born	Wan Ahmad Dahlan bin Abdul Aziz (1966-11-20) 20 November 1966 (age 58) Kelantan, Malaysia
Alma mater	Airlangga University (Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Honours)) University of Malaya (Master's degree in Strategic and Defence Studies)
Occupation	Civil servant

Civil career

Wan Ahmad Dahlan has been in the civil service since 1995. On 3 November 2014, Wan Ahmad Dahlan served as Director of Management Services Division under Public Service Department.^[3] On 14 December 2016, Wan Ahmad Dahlan served as comptroller of the Istana Negara Royal Household.^[4] On 1 February 2019, he served as Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Control) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.^[5] On 15 July 2020, he served as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs.^[6] On 20 February 2023, he served as Director-General of the Implementation Coordination Unit.^[7]

On 9 January 2024, he replaced Zulkapli Mohamed, became new Director-General of Public Service.^[8] As the Director-General of Public Service, Wan Ahmad Dahlan pledged to give his attention to the Public Service Renumeration System (SSPA) and Cross Placement Programme to ensure their immediate and effective implementation. Besides, Wan Ahmad Dahlan also made the digital aspect and the competitiveness of civil servants his priorities in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and artificial intelligence so that the civil servants can adapt themselves to the digital revolution.^[9] On 19 January 2024, the Interim Report 1 on the Review of the SSPA was submitted to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim by Wan Ahmad Dahlan and Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali after the SSPA Review main committee meeting chaired by Anwar.^[10]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2024)^[11]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – Datuk (2019)^[12]
• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2019)^[13]
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (SPSK) – Dato' (2018)^[14]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (DPSK) – Dato' (2016)^[15]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2021)^[16]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2011)
• Selangor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2024)^[17]