Mah Sing names former navy chief as chairman

• Tan Sri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal was the 10th chief and the first four-star admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Mah Sing Group Bhd has named former navy chief Admiral (R) Tan Sri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal as its chairman.

In a bourse filing on Thursday (June 22), the property developer said the appointment is effective Aug 1, 2023.

Abu Bakar was the 10th chief and the first four-star admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

He served the Royal Malaysian Navy for almost 40 years both at the staff and command levels, culminating in the highest office of the chief of Navy from 1998 to 2002.

Mah Sing said Abu Bakar was the former chairman of Affin Fund Management Bhd and also the former chairman of several companies covering diverse industries post his retirement, including naval and marine, property development, construction and automative.

He was also a former board member of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (Armed Forces Fund Board).

At the midday break, Mah Sing dipped 0.81% or 0.5 sen to 61 sen with 810,700 shares traded.