17/07/2026
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๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐
Laporan Reuters mengenai pelantikan Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem sebagai Pengerusi Eksekutif MMC Port Holdings telah menimbulkan persoalan yang wajar dalam kalangan rakyat Malaysia.
Sekiranya laporan tersebut benar, Kerajaan Malaysia bertanggungjawab memberikan penjelasan yang jelas dan terbuka kepada rakyat.
MMC Port mengendalikan rangkaian pelabuhan terbesar negaraโsatu aset strategik yang menjadi nadi perdagangan, rantaian bekalan, keselamatan maritim dan kedaulatan ekonomi Malaysia. Jawatan sebesar ini bukan sahaja memerlukan pengalaman dalam dunia perniagaan, malah menuntut tahap integriti, kebijaksanaan dan keyakinan awam yang tidak boleh dipersoalkan.
Menurut Reuters, Bin Sulayem sebelum ini melepaskan jawatannya di DP World selepas kembali menjadi perhatian antarabangsa susulan pendedahan dokumen Jabatan Kehakiman Amerika Syarikat yang menjadi kontroversi diseluruh dunia.
Hakikat itu sahaja sepatutnya mencetuskan proses penelitian (due diligence) yang paling teliti.
Kerajaan kini perlu menjawab beberapa persoalan penting.
Adakah semakan keselamatan negara dan penilaian integriti telah dijalankan secara menyeluruh sebelum pelantikan ini dibuat?
Adakah segala kontroversi yang dilaporkan di peringkat antarabangsa telah dinilai dengan sewajarnya?
Adakah kementerian serta agensi pengawal selia berkaitan telah mempertimbangkan risiko reputasi, keselamatan dan kepentingan strategik negara sebelum memberikan kelulusan?
Dan yang paling penting, adakah pelantikan ini benar-benar selari dengan kepentingan Malaysia?
Persoalan-persoalan ini bukan sekadar soal undang-undang. Ia menyentuh asas tadbir urus yang baik, kebertanggungjawaban serta standard yang sewajarnya dikenakan apabila melibatkan aset strategik negara.
Di seluruh dunia, pelantikan bagi mengurus infrastruktur kritikal lazimnya melalui tapisan keselamatan dan integriti yang sangat ketat. Malaysia tidak sepatutnya meletakkan piawaian yang lebih rendah.
Sekiranya Kerajaan membenarkan pelantikan ini tanpa proses penelitian yang benar-benar menyeluruh dan telus, ia akan menimbulkan persoalan serius tentang mutu tadbir urus negara. Rakyat berhak mendapat jaminan bahawa setiap individu yang diberi amanah mengurus aset strategik negara telah melalui penilaian yang paling ketat.
Pelabuhan bukan sekadar pusat perdagangan. Ia merupakan pintu masuk ekonomi negara, benteng keselamatan maritim dan salah satu asas penting kepada kedaulatan Malaysia.
Justeru, Kerajaan Malaysia, MMC Corporation serta semua pihak berkuasa berkaitan perlu memberikan penjelasan secara terbuka mengenai proses penilaian dan due diligence yang telah dilaksanakan sebelum pelantikan ini dibuat.
Dalam soal aset strategik negara, ketelusan bukan satu pilihanโia adalah satu kewajipan.
Kedaulatan, keselamatan dan kepentingan jangka panjang Malaysia mesti sentiasa mengatasi segala pertimbangan yang lain.
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Ketua Penerangan
Parti Wawasan Negara
17 Julai 2026.
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The Reuters report regarding the appointment of Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem as Executive Chairman of MMC Port Holdings raises legitimate questions that deserve public attention in Malaysia.
If the report is accurate, the Malaysian Government has a responsibility to provide a clear and transparent explanation to the public.
MMC Port operates the countryโs largest network of portsโstrategic national assets that form the backbone of Malaysiaโs trade, supply chains, maritime security, and economic sovereignty. A position of this magnitude requires not only extensive business experience but also unquestionable integrity, sound judgment, and public confidence.
According to Reuters, Bin Sulayem previously stepped down from his position at DP World after once again attracting international attention following disclosures involving documents released by the United States Department of Justice that became the subject of global controversy.
That fact alone should have warranted the most rigorous due diligence process.
The Government must now answer several important questions.
Was a comprehensive national security review and integrity assessment conducted before this appointment was approved?
Were the international controversies surrounding the individual properly evaluated?
Did the relevant ministries and regulatory authorities adequately assess the reputational, security, and strategic risks associated with this appointment?
Most importantly, is this appointment genuinely in Malaysiaโs national interest?
These questions extend beyond matters of legal compliance. They go to the heart of good governance, public accountability, and the standards that should apply when managing strategic national assets.
Around the world, appointments involving critical national infrastructure are typically subject to stringent security and integrity vetting. Malaysia should not be held to a lower standard.
If the Government has permitted this appointment without a genuinely thorough and transparent due diligence process, it will inevitably raise serious concerns about the quality of governance in the country. Malaysians are entitled to the assurance that every individual entrusted with managing strategic national assets has undergone the highest level of scrutiny.
Ports are far more than commercial facilities. They are gateways to the nationโs economy, pillars of maritime security, and fundamental components of Malaysiaโs sovereignty.
Accordingly, the Government of Malaysia, MMC Corporation, and all relevant authorities should provide a full and transparent account of the assessment and due diligence process undertaken before this appointment was approved.
When it comes to strategic national assets, transparency is not optionalโit is an obligation.
Malaysiaโs sovereignty, national security, and long-term national interests must always take precedence over every other consideration.
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Information Chief
Parti Wawasan Negara.
17 July 2026.
