EC chairman Abdul Ghani retires

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Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh has retired as Election Commission (EC) chairman after four years at the helm. His compulsory retirement took effect on Thursday (May 9).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/luC38  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Election Commission Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Saleh has retired after four years at

00:08 the helm. His retirement took effect on Thursday, a day before he turned 66. The EC said on

00:14 Friday that Abdul Ghani had held the position since August 2020 and thanked him for his

00:21 contribution and leadership. The Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election was the last under Abdul

00:26 Ghani's watch.

00:27 "On early polling day for the by-election on Tuesday, he said he hoped that the new

00:36 leadership will maintain clean and fair election in the country. Under Abdul Ghani's leadership,

00:43 Malaysia held the 15th general election in November 2022 and the state elections in six

00:50 states in August 2023, as well as the Sabah and Sarawak elections and several other by-elections."

00:57 Abdul Ghani was previously the Kuala Langkat District Council Chairman and Gombak District

01:03 Officer and had served in the Subang Jaya Municipal Council.

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