KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) has named Manoharan Periasamy board’s new director-general, replacing Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar, who was demoted last week.
According to a post shared on Tourism Malaysia’s Facebook page, Manoharan has been a long-serving senior executive in Tourism Malaysia and had previously served as the agency’s director for India and, before the top post, as senior director for international promotion (Asia and Africa).
Tourism Malaysia board congratulated Manoharan after he was appointed director-general, effective February 26, 2024.
Last week, Ammar told the media that he had received a letter from Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing regarding his demotion.
The letter, signed by Tiong and dated February 22, stated that the termination was to take effect on February 26.
In a media report, Ammar expressed his dissatisfaction at having to vacate his position in such circumstances after serving the ministry for 36 years.
On Saturday, Tiong confirmed Ammar will be demoted to deputy director-general after failing to improve his performance.
