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The recent announcement by the Ministry of Education (MOE) stating that Datin Seri Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid is the new Director-General of Education has raised eyebrows amongst netizens who questions her rapid rise to the top position. As reported by national news agency Bernama, MOE in a statement last Friday (2 July 2021), said the Ministry confirmed that Nor Zamani, who is also the wife of Health Minister Dato’ Sri Dr Adham Baba, has been appointed as the 18th director-general of education and only the third to hold the position. Her appointment is effective as of 22 June 2021.
The 59-year-old new Education Director-General has vast experience in the education sector, beginning her service in 1986 as head of the A-Level Department at Tunku Kurshiah College in Negeri Sembilan. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree (honours) in Sociology and Anthropology and Master of Education from Universiti Malaya.
The new director-general of education, datin seri nor zamani abdol hamid.
Furthermore, Nor Zamani has served in various organisations under the MOE in her 35-year service. She had also held several positions in MOE, including:
- Deputy Director-General of Education (Policy and Curriculum Development Division)
- Director of Curriculum Development
- Director of the Private Education Division.
However, her appointment to the top post of Director-General of Education is not without controversy. Prior to the appointment, The Vibes reported that an MOE spokesperson said that claims circulating online that Nor Zamani was promoted to Director-General as false. Furthermore, her aide also said that she was still Deputy Director-General and that Nor Zamani only assumed the role temporarily following the retirement of the previous Director-General, Datuk Habibah Abdul Rahim in April. MOE announced Nor Zamani’s appointment as the new Education Director-General the very next day.
Furthermore, Malaysians also took to social media to question the appointment. A tweet by Sekolah Politik (@PolitikSekolah) pointed out that Nor Zamani has received three separate promotions since May 2020 whereby she was promoted as Director of Curriculum Development on 6 May 2020 and then as Deputy Director-General of Education (Policy and Curriculum Development Division) six months later on 9 November 2020, before the most recent appointment as Education Director-General effective 22 June 2021.
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Furthermore, the Twitter account also claimed that Nor Zamani was the most junior Deputy Director-General in MOE before her appointment to the top post and that Dato Tuan Haji Adzman Bin Talib who is the most senior Deputy Director-General, handling the School Operation Sector, should’ve been appointed instead.
Regardless of the controversy surrounding the appointment, it is the sole prerogative of MOE to appoint anyone to the new Director-General of Education. Given Nor Zamani’s vast experience, MOE stressed that the ministry is confident that she will carry out her responsibilities as a leader in education services and further enhance the performance of the ministry in achieving the educational aspirations of our nation.
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