Farizan bin Darus: A Lifetime Serving Penang and the Civil Service [Part One]

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

July 2021 PENANG PROFILE
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Dato’ Seri Haji Farizan bin Darus.
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AFTER A LIFETIME in the civil service, Dato' Seri Haji Farizan bin Darus finally retired from the powerful position of State Secretary for Penang State in 2019. Married to an engineer attach to the Public Works Department (JKR), and with long experience serving in Penang in various districts and positions, this Kangar-born father of one daughter and grandfather three times over is now the CEO for the Penang Infrastructure Corporation.On April 15, 2021, Penang Monthly's editor Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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