Samsudin Osman

Samsudin bin Osman (born 1947)[1] is a former Malaysian civil servant, and served the Malaysian Government from 1969 to 2006. His last office in the civil service was Chief Secretary to the Government from 1 February 2001 to 2 September 2006. He is currently the President of Putrajaya Corporation, the local government of Putrajaya, and Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Samsudin Osman PMN PSM SUMW SPDK DPPN SJMK SPMS PNBS DGSM SPMP DPMJ DHMS
11th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office 1 February 2001 – 2 September 2006
Monarch	Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Abdul Halim Ali
Succeeded by	Mohd Sidek Hassan
Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2007
Deputy	Siti Zauyah Md Desa
Chief Executive Officer	Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias
Preceded by	Abdul Halim Ali
Personal details
Born	Samsudin bin Osman 3 March 1947 Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Education	English College Johore Bahru Royal Military College
Alma mater	University of Malaya BA (Hons) Pennsylvania State University MPA

Prior to being Chief Secretary, Samsudin was the secretary-general for the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs from 1994 and the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1996.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Malaya and Master of Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University. He is also a former student of the renowned English College Johore Bahru and Royal Military College, Sungai Besi.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1979)[2]
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1992)[3]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1999)[4]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2001)[5]
•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2008)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2018)[6]
•  Kedah :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2007)
•  Johor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (2001)
•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2003)
•  Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2002)
•  Penang :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DPPN) – Datuk Seri (2004)
•  Perak :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2000)
•  Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1992)
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2001)
•  Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2003)
•  Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1999)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2003)

References

• "Interview with Samsudin Osman". New Straits Times. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2006.

1. Ketua Setiausaha Negara ke-11
2. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1979" (PDF).
3. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1992" (PDF).
4. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1999" (PDF).
5. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2001" (PDF).
6. "EPF chairman heads list of award recipients in conjunction with FT day". Fairuz Mohd Shahar. New Straits Times. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.