KUALA LUMPUR — Political activist Hisyamuddin Ghazali has been appointed as the new director-general of the J-Kom, replacing Datuk Ismail Yusop in a leadership reshuffle announced by the Communications Ministry.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said Ismail has been reassigned to a new post under the Prime Minister’s Office.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Datuk Ismail, who has been called up for a new assignment by the Prime Minister’s Office, and to welcome Syam Ghaz (Hisyamuddin Ghazali), who has been selected to lead the Communications Unit,” Fahmi said during the ministry’s monthly assembly this morning.
Hisyamuddin, also known as Syam Ghaz, previously served at the Home Ministry and is expected to take on his new role immediately.
Datuk Ismail Yusop, who previously helmed J-Kom, will continue his service in a different capacity within the Prime Minister’s Office. – June 8, 2026