Latheefa Koya

Latheefa Koya
5th Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
In office
1 June 2019 – 6 March 2020
Nominated byMahathir Mohamad
Appointed byAbdullah
DeputyAzam Baki (Operations)
Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil (Prevention)
Ja'afar Mahad (Management & Professionalism)
Preceded byMohamad Shukri Abdull
Succeeded byAzam Baki
Executive Director of Lawyers for Liberty
In office
July 2018 – 31 May 2019
Preceded byEric Paulsen
Succeeded byMelissa Sasidaran
Advisor of Lawyers for Liberty
In office
January 2011 – July 2018
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byN. Surendran
Personal details
Born
Latheefa Beebi Koya

(1973-02-04) 4 February 1973 (age 51)
Kerala, India
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR) (2008–2019)
Other political
affiliations
People's Pact (PR) (2008–2015)
Alliance of Hope (PH) (2015–2019)
OccupationPolitician, human rights activist
ProfessionLawyer

Latheefa Beebi Koya (Latīpha Bīvi Kēāya; born 4 February 1973),[1] often called Kak Lat, is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and human rights activist who was the fifth Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from June 2019 to March 2020.[2] She was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) and sat on the central executive committee of PKR. She is the first woman and non-malay to assume office as chief-commissioner.

  1. ^ "MACC CHIEF COMMISSIONER". Bernama. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Latheefa Koya made new MACC chief". Thasha Jayamanogaran. Malay Mail. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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