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Dato’ Hjh. Normah bt. Mohd Aris

(3 Disember 2005 – 2 Oktober 2007)

Dato’ Hjh. Normah bt. Mohd Aris mula berkhidmat Dato’ Hjh. Normah bt. Mohd Aris joined
di Jabatan Perangkaan pada 14 November 1974. the Department of Statistics on 14 November
Beliau menjadi wanita pertama yang menjawat 1974. She was promoted to the post of Chief
jawatan Ketua Perangkawan apabila dilantik Statistician on 3 December 2005 and became
ke jawatan berkenaan pada 3 Disember 2005. the first woman to hold the post.

Bersesuaian dengan perkembangan ICT, In line with the development in ICT and the
keupayaan dan kecekapan Jabatan dalam Department’s efforts to upgrade its efficiency
membekalkan data terus dipertingkatkan semasa in producing data, the Department’s ICT Strategic
kepimpinan beliau melalui pelancaran projek ICT Plan was launched during her tenure. At the
Strategic Planning (ISP) Jabatan. Pada masa yang same time, the interactive database on small
sama, lanjutan daripada Banci Baseline Pertubuhan and medium enterprises was developed ensuing
dan Enterpris 2005, pangkalan data enterpris kecil the Baseline Census of Establishments and
dan sederhana telah dibangunkan. Enterprises in 2005.

Semasa menjadi peneraju Jabatan, beliau Under her leadership, she continued to oversee
meneruskan pelaksanaan PERKASA STATS yang the PERKASA STATS which was initiated by her
dimulakan oleh peneraju terdahulu. predecessor.

Dalam merealisasikan misi Jabatan untuk In realising the Department’s mission to have
melahirkan tenaga kerja yang kompeten competent and skilled workforce, she embraced
dan terlatih, beliau menitikberatkan budaya the culture of continuous learning among
pembelajaran berterusan di kalangan anggota. the staff. During her time, the proposal for a
Semasa pentadbiran beliau, cadangan Statistical Training Institute (ILSM) was approved
penubuhan Institut Latihan Statistik Malaysia (ILSM) under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
telah diluluskan di bawah Rancangan Malaysia
Kesembilan. In 2007, under her stewardship, the restructuring
of the Department was approved which saw
Pada tahun 2007, di bawah kepimpinan an increase of 1,033 new posts. Besides the
beliau, Jabatan telah berjaya mendapatkan creation of two new divisions, namely the Data
kelulusan bagi penstrukturan semula Jabatan Coordination Division and the Agriculture and
yang melibatkan pertambahan sebanyak 1,033 Agro-Based Statistics Division, there was an
jawatan baru. Di samping pewujudan dua increase of 10 Operational Centres throughout
bahagian baru iaitu Bahagian Koordinasi Data dan the country.
Bahagian Perangkaan Pertanian dan Asas Tani,
sebanyak 10 Pejabat Operasi telah ditambah She was bestowed the Darjah Indera Mahkota
di seluruh negara. Pahang (D.I.M.P) in 2006, which carries the
title Dato’. She retired on 15 September 2006.
Beliau telah dikurniakan Darjah Indera Mahkota However, due to her remarkable leadership, her
Pahang (D.I.M.P) pada tahun 2006 yang service was extended until 2 October 2007.
membawa gelaran Dato’. Beliau telah menamatkan
perkhidmatan sebagai Ketua Perangkawan
pada 15 September 2006. Bagaimanapun,
berdasarkan kepimpinan beliau yang cemerlang,
perkhidmatan beliau dilanjutkan sehingga
2 Oktober 2007.

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