Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA: The government has decided to shorten the service contract of Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah as Secretary-General of the Treasury to June 14 this year (2018), said Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa.
According to Ali in a statement today, Mohd Irwan Serigar was appointed on contract as Secretary-General of the Treasury beginning March 7 last year (2017) to March 6, 2019.
“Effective May 14, 2018 until June 13, 2018, the officer (Mohd Irwan Serigar) is emplaced with the Public Service Department (PSD) and not allowed to discharge his duties as Secretary-General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance or anything associated with the Finance Ministry,”said Ali.
When Bernama attempted to contact Mohd Irwan Serigar for his reaction this afternoon at the grounds of the Treasury, Precinct 2, here following the rumour about his position as Treasury Secretary-General, he declined to give any reaction.
Usually, Mohd Irwan Serigar is someone who is accessible to the media.
Mohd Irwan Serigar entered the Treasury building about 11.45am after attending a special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad together with senior officials of the civil service on the implementation of 10 pledges during the first 100 days at the Perdana Leadership Foundation at Precinct 8.
At about 1 pm, Mohd Irwan Serigar left the Treasury building clutching a file and leaving in a car without speaking to Bernama. -Bernama