FORMER Treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah earned close to RM3 million during his tenure from January 2011 to June 2018, the Finance Ministry revealed in Parliament today.
The ex-senior civil servant, who will be charged in court tomorrow with criminal breach of trust involving government funds, took home RM2,944,095.61 over seven-and-a-half years in service.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said a year prior to his appointment to the top position, Irwan was paid RM281,800.43 a year as the deputy secretary-general
His last drawn annual pay for 2017 was RM495,711.45. From January to June, before his extended service contract was cut short this year, he took home RM230,048.13, Lim said in a written parliamentary reply.
Lim said these earnings did not include allowances Irwan received for sitting on the boards of some 23 companies, including debt-ridden state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), under the purview of the Ministry of Finance Inc.
“This information is only on the emoluments he received as Treasury secretary-general, it does not include his other earnings like the allowances for being a board member which are higher than the emoluments for the Treasury secretary-general,” Lim said in the written reply.
The allowances Irwan received for the various positions he held in the 23 companies totalled RM3,867,667.92.
The earnings from his directorships on these companies included a whopping RM1,212,797.87 in 2017 alone.
Irwan is said to have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, which had summoned Irwan and his former boss, Najib to its headquarters today.
MACC in a statement today said the two would be charged tomorrow with criminal breach of trust at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
Sources said the offences involved billions of ringgit siphoned off the 1Malaysia People’s Aid programme and consolidated funds to cover 1MDB’s massive debts.
Sources said Irwan was arrested after questioning today, and would remain in custody overnight while Najib departed MACC about 5pm. – October 24, 2018.
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