Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia

Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia
Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 1971
Jurisdiction	Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur,; Malaysia
Agency executives	Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz, Chairman; Jamaludin Othman, Chief Director;
Website	Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia

Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia is an agency under Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries. It is responsible to improve social and economic status of fishermen and improve fishing industry in the nation. The current chairman is Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz.[1][2]

History

LKIM is established on 1 November 1971 according to The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia Act 1971 (Act 49). This act is enforced in Malaysia Peninsula on 1 November 1971, in Sarawak in 1 July 1973 and in Sabah on 1 August 1995.

Leadership structure

Board members

Chairman
- Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz
Head director
- Yusoff Othman
Representative from Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry
- Badrul Hisham Mohd
Representative from Ministry of Finance
- Ahmad Fauzi Sungip
Representative from Department of Fisheries
- Vacant
Representative from Economic Planning Unit
- Zainordin Shahlal
Representative from Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority
- Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz
Board members
- Alwiyah Talib
- Norizan Ali
- K. Ramalingam
- Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
- Muhammad Afiq Asyraf

State directors

Perlis: Sobri Ibrahim
Kedah: Abdul Halim Tajudin
Penang: Dzulkifli Mad Ali
Perak: Mohamad Rizal Sahari
Selangor: Khusairi Husain
Pahang: Farah Shahada Zakaria
Kelantan: Khuzaimah Husain
Terengganu: Mastam Nodo
Negeri Sembilan: Muhammad Afiq Zali
Malacca: Rosli Mustapa
Johor: Intan Suhaila Othman
Sabah: Sundralingam Nagaiah
W.P Labuan: Mohd. Faisal Abdul Ghadin
Sarawak: Khaironnesak Omar

Reference

"Perkukuh industri perikanan [METROTV]". Nor 'Asyikin Mat Hayin, Muhamad Allyme Mohd Izam, Saifullizan Tamadi (in Malay). Harian Metro. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
"AHLI JEMAAH LEMBAGA LKIM" (PDF). Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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[Harian_Metro-1] "Perkukuh industri perikanan [METROTV]". Nor 'Asyikin Mat Hayin, Muhamad Allyme Mohd Izam, Saifullizan Tamadi (in Malay). Harian Metro. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[2] "AHLI JEMAAH LEMBAGA LKIM" (PDF). Retrieved 26 April 2022.