Advisory Board

BACKGROUND OF THE ESTABLISHMENT

The Advisory Board of the National Archives of Malaysia was established on 20 July 1967 in accordance with the provisions of the National Archives Act No.44/1966 which was then known as the National Archives Law 1966, with the responsibilities "To advise the Director in dispensing his duties under this law, The Advisory Board comprising the Director as the Chairman and five other members shall be appointed by the Minister ". A total of five members were appointed by the Prime Minister at the time, who was the Minister for a period of three (3) years..

The first (1) National Archives Advisory Board meeting was held on15 July 1968 and chaired by Encik Alwi Jantan who was then the Director of the National Archives of Malaysia.

In August 2003, the National Archives Act was amended and Parliament passed the National Archives Act 2003 (Act 629) in which the functions of the National Archives of Malaysia have been extended in Act 629.

FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD

In accordance with Part III, section 11 of the National Archives Act 2003, the National Archives of Malaysia is required to establish an Advisory Board that aims to :-

To advise the Director General on such matters as the Director General may from time to time refer to it; and
To advise the Director General on such matters as the Board may think fit.

In accordance with Part III, section 11 of the National Archives Act 2003, the National Archives of Malaysia is required to establish an Advisory Board that aims to :-

A Chairman, to be appointed by the Minister;
The Director General; and
Not less than three (3) but not more than ten (10) other members, to be appointed by the Minister.

According to section 16 of the National Archives Act 2003, the term of appointment for each member of the Board except the Director General of National Archives of Malaysia shall not exceed 3 years. After the period ended, new members shall be appointed. Previous members may be eligible for reappointment if their service is needed as may be determined by the Minister.

According to section 19 of the National Archives Act 2003, if a member other than the Director-General is no longer a member of the Board, the Minister may appoint another person to fill the vacancy, for the remainder of the period for which the vacating member was appointed.

LIST OF ADISORY BOARD MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MALAYSIA

NAME	POSITION
YBhg. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Alimuddin bin Haji Md Dom (Pengerusi)	Mantan Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran Malaysia
YBrs. Encik Mohamad Sobri bin Mat Daud	Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Perpaduan Negara
YBhg. Dato' Jaafar Sidek bin Hj. Abdul Rahman	Ketua Pengarah Arkib Negara Malaysia
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Mohd Zabri bin Yusoff	Pengarah Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN)
YBhg. Datuk Prof. Madya Dr. Shamrahayu binti Ab. Aziz	Pensyarah Kuliyyah Undang - Undang Ahmad Ibrahim Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM)
YBrs. Prof. Dr. Mohd bin Samsudin	Timbalan Pengerusi Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia atau Pengarah Institut Kajian Tuah (IKAT) Universiti Islam Melaka (UNIMEL)
YBrs. Drs. Mohd Nasruddin bin Rahman	Pengurus Besar Institut Warisan Melaka (INSWA)
YBhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Kassim bin Thukiman	Ahli Penasihat Jumaah Majlis DiRaja Johor Yayasan Warisan Johor
YBrs. Encik Mohamad Azizal bin Abd Aziz	Ketua Penolong Setiausaha Bahagian Cukai (Galakan) 1 Seksyen Dasar Galakan Kementerian Kewangan Malaysia (MOF)
YBrs. Puan Majella Tan Marquez	Mantan Pengarah Arkib Negeri Sabah
YBrs. Puan Dayangku Horiah binti Awang Gani	Ketua Bahagian Pengurusan Arkib Sektor Perkhidmatan Depositori Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

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