KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Malaysian National News Agency’s (Bernama) editor-in-chief Jamaluddin Muhammad has been appointed as its new chief executive officer, effective tomorrow.
The appointment was announced by Bernama chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai in a statement today.
The appointment was made at today’s Bernama Board of Governors’ meeting.
“We hope that with his vast knowledge and experience, Jamaluddin will be able to lead Bernama in facing the current challenges in the media industry,” he said.
Jamaluddin, 59, replaces Roslan Ariffin, who held the post since July last year.
A Mass Communications (Journalism) graduate from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), he has been with Bernama for the past 38 years.
Jamaluddin also served as Bernama’s bureau chief for Kedah and Putrajaya, Bernama correspondent in Thailand, and executive editor for Domestic News Service before being appointed deputy editor-in-chief for Bernama International News Service. He was appointed as the agency’s editor-in-chief on June 9 this year.
In the statement, the Bernama Board of Governors also expressed its appreciation to Roslan for his service.
— Bernama
