SHAH ALAM: Just five months after his appointment, MMEA director-general Admiral (Maritime) Hamid Mohd Amin, will retire effective tomorrow. Hamid, who turned 60, tomorrow, was appointed as the sixth MMEA DG on November 6, last year.

Malaysian Defence had speculated that he was given a two-year contract like the IGP but his mandatory retirement meant this was wrong. He was appointed as the DG in November even though he was supposed to go on mandatory leave that month.

Other civil servants who were promoted during the mandatory leave period before retirement are usually given a contract to extend their service. In this case, it was not. The government should have promoted him as the DG when his predecessor retired in March last year instead of waiting for the last moment.

There is no indication who will succeed Hamid though. Based on seniority, Vice Admiral (Maritime) Saipul Lizan Ibrahim, who is the deputy director general (logistics) and made the acting DG until Hamid’s appointment is the logical choice. That said it will depend on the Home Minister DS Shaifuddin Nasution to make the decision. Based on what happened previously, I will not put any money on it. It must be noted Shaifuddin is in Bangkok, Thailand, from today to tomorrow for a schedule visit.

𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗛 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗠 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗔
𝗪𝗔𝗝𝗜𝗕.
𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗝𝗔𝗬𝗔, 𝟭𝟴 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 – Selepas menabur bakti selama 42 tahun dalam menjaga keselamatan perairan negara, Ketua Pengarah Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (Maritim Malaysia), Laksamana Maritim Datuk Hamid bin Mohd Amin akan bersara wajib berkuatkuasa esok.
Sempena menghargai jasa beliau sebagai Ketua Pengarah Maritim Malaysia, satu acara street lining telah diadakan di perkarangan Ibu Pejabat Maritim Malaysia Putrajaya, hari ini.
Memegang jawatan sebagai Ketua Pengarah keenam Maritim Malaysia bermula 6 November 2023, Datuk Hamid telah meletakkan teras utama kepada seluruh warga agensi ini dengan memfokuskan kepada Integriti, Operasi dan Ilmu (I.O.I) dalam melaksanakan tugas dan tanggungjawab yang telah diamanahkan.
Datuk Hamid telah melaksanakan beberapa inisiatif melalui peningkatan operasi Maritim Malaysia khususnya di sempadan perairan negara.
Selain itu Datuk Hamid turut berjaya memastikan OPV1 yang telah dinamakan sebagai Kapal Maritim (KM) Tun Fatimah berjaya disiapkan dan beroperasi di perairan Sarawak pada awal tahun ini.
Seluruh Warga Maritim Malaysia mengucapkan Selamat Bersara kepada beliau.

— Malaysian Defence