KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence Minister (MENHAN) Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has officially begun his first day in office as the new MENHAN at the Defence Complex on 12 March 2020.

Upon arriving at the Defence Ministry complex, MENHAN was welcomed by Deputy Defence Minister Dato’ Sri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz along with the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Hj Affendi Buang.

He subsequently received the salute from the Guard of Honor (GOH) comprising soldiers from the First Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (1 RMR) led by Major Mohd Izham Ahmad Rashidi.

Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who was born on 18 Jan 1960, is a Bera Member of Parliament and is married to Datin Sri Muhaini Zainal Abidin in 1986 with four children.

He started his school at Bangau National School and then continued his education at the Air Putih Secondary School, Kuantan in 1973 and the Kuantan Technical Institute in 1976 and studied at the sixth level in Jaya Akademik. He furthered his studies at the University of Malaya’s Faculty of Law in 1980.

He began his career in 1985 as a lawyer and was appointed as Temerloh District Council Member in 1987 as well as Temerloh Municipal Council Member in 1996.

In 1995, he was appointed Political Secretary to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the South Pahang Board (DARA) and the Tourism Promotion Board of Malaysia in 1995.

Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism on Apr 9, 2009.

At the end of the ceremonial parade, he was introduced to the senior MAF officers and staff. Thereafter, Dato’ Sri Ismail entered the Defence Ministry Complex VIP entrance by using his Complex Work Card as the first sign of his first day at the Defence Complex.

Earlier, Deputy Minister of Defence, Dato’ Sri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz also received a salute from the 1 RMR GOH where he also began his work on the same day as MENHAN.

Also present was the Ministry of Defence Secretary-General, Datuk Muez Abdul Aziz, the Ministry of Defence’s Chief of Services and the management.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Pertahanan (MENHAN) Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob secara rasminya telah memulakan tugas sebagai MENHAN yang baharu di Wisma Pertahanan pada 12 Mac 2020.

Sebaik sahaja tiba di perkarangan Wisma Pertahanan, MENHAN disambut oleh Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Dato’ Sri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz bersama Panglima Angkatan Tentera (PAT), Jen Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Hj Affendi Buang TUDM.

Beliau seterusnya menerima tabik hormat dari Kawalan Kehormatan Utama (KKU) Batalion Pertama Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (1 RAMD) diketuai oleh Mej Mohd Izham Ahmad Rashidi terdiri daripada tiga pegawai 103 anggota Lain-Lain Pangkat (LLP).

Serba ringkas keperibadiannya, Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob lahir pada 18 Jan 1960 merupakan Ahli Parlimen Bera dan berkahwin dengan Datin Sri Muhaini Zainal Abidin pada 1986 serta mempunyai empat orang cahayamata.

Memulakan alam persekolahan di Sekolah Kebangsaan Bangau lalu meneruskan pendidikannya di Sekolah Menengah Air Putih, Kuantan pada 1973 dan Sekolah Menengah Teknik Kuantan pada 1976 serta belajar di tingkatan enam di Jaya Akademik seterusnya menyambung pelajaran di Fakulti Undang-undang Universiti Malaya pada tahun 1980.

Beliau telah memulakan kerjayanya mulai pada tahun 1985 sebagai seorang peguam dan pernah dilantik sebagai Ahli Majlis Daerah Temerloh pada 1987 serta Ahli Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh pada 1996.

Pada tahun 1995, beliau dilantik menjadi Setiausaha Politik kepada Menteri Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Pelancongan serta pernah dilantik sebagai Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Lembaga Pahang Tenggara (DARA) dan Lembaga Penggalakan Pelancongan Malaysia pada tahun 1995.

Selain itu beliau pernah dilantik sebagai Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan pada 9 Apr 2009.

Selesai acara KKU, beliau diperkenalkan kepada Pegawai Kanan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan awam seterusnya memasuki pintu masuk VIP Wisma Pertahanan dengan mengakseskan Kad Kerja Wisma Pertahanan sebagai tanda bermulanya hari pertama beliau di Wisma Pertahanan.

Terdahulu, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Dato’ Sri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz turut menerima tabik hormat dari KKU 1 RAMD yang mana beliau juga memulakan tugasnya pada hari yang sama dengan MENHAN.

Turut hadir Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan, Datuk Muez Abdul Aziz, Panglima-Panglima Perkhidmatan dan Pengurusan Tertinggi Kementerian Pertahanan.

Gambar: SSjn Vijay Gaundar Arikrishnan