Tan Sri Samsudin bin Osman (born 1947 in Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

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) is former a Malaysian civil servant, and served the Malaysian Government from 1969 to 2006. His last office in the civil service was Chief Secretary to the Government

Chief Secretary to the Government

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 from February 1, 2001 to September 2, 2006. He is currently the President of Putrajaya Corporation, the local government of Putrajaya

Putrajaya

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, and Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund

Employees Provident Fund

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Prior to being Chief Secretary, Samsudin was the secretary-general for the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs from 1994 and the Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

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 from 1996.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 (Hons) from the University of Malaya

University of Malaya

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 and Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration

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 from Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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. He is also a former student of the renowned Royal Military College

Royal Military College (Malaysia)

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, Sungai Besi

Sungai Besi

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