Latheefa Koya
Latheefa Koya | |
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| 5th Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission | |
| In office 1 June 2019 – 6 March 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Appointed by | Abdullah |
| Deputy | Azam Baki (Operations) Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil (Prevention) Ja'afar Mahad (Management & Professionalism) |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Shukri Abdull |
| Succeeded by | Azam Baki |
| Executive Director of Lawyers for Liberty | |
| In office July 2018 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Paulsen |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Sasidaran |
| Advisor of Lawyers for Liberty | |
| In office January 2011 – July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | N. Surendran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Latheefa Beebi Koya 4 February 1973 Kerala, India |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (2008–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2019) |
| Occupation | Politician, human rights activist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Latheefa Beebi Koya (born 4 February 1973), also known as Kak Lat, is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and human rights activist. She was the fifth Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from June 2019 to March 2020.[1]
She was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) and sat on its central executive committee. She was the first woman and first non-Malay to become Chief Commissioner of MACC.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ JAYAMANOGARAN, THASHA (2019-06-04). "Latheefa Koya made new MACC chief". Malay Mail.