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National Operations Council

Malaysia's special administration body

Third Rahman cabinet

DissolvedFebruary 20, 1971 (1971-02-20)Superseding agency

First Razak cabinet

TypeJuntaJurisdictionMalaysiaStatusDissolvedPrime Minister of Malaysia responsible

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Agency executives

Abdul Razak Hussein, Director of Operations
Gen. Ibrahim Ismail, Chief Executive Officer

The National Operations Council (NOC) or Majlis Gerakan Negara (MAGERAN) was an emergency administrative body which attempted to restore law and order in Malaysia after the 13 May incident in 1969, in the wake of the racial rioting which broke out in the federal capital of Kuala Lumpur.

The NOC was announced on 15 May 1969, with Tun Razak as Director of Operations, although the other council members were not announced until 17 May.^[1] From 1969 to 1971, the NOC governed the country in lieu of the elected government. In 1971, the NOC was dissolved with the restoration of Parliament.

Members of the Council

The Director of Operations of NOC was Tun Razak.^[2] The Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman was not formally a member, but was consulted on major decisions for approval.^[3]

Council Members

Minister of Home Affairs — Tun Dr. Ismail
Minister of Finance — Tun Tan Siew Sin
Minister of Works, Post & Telecoms — Tun Sambanthan
Minister of Information & Broadcasting — Enche Hamzah bin Dato' Abu Samah
Director-General of Public Services Department and later Chief Secretary to the Government - Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin
Chief of Armed Forces Staff — Tunku Osman Jiwa
Inspector-General of Police — Tan Sri Mohamed Salleh bin Ismael
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Tan Sri Muhammad Ghazali Shafie

The Chief Executive Officer

Director of Operations, West Malaysia — Lt. Gen. Dato' Ibrahim bin Ismail

Assistants

Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence — Enche Abdul Rahman Hamidon
Ministry of Defence — Lt. Col. Ghazali bin Che Mat
Royal Malaysia Police — Superintendent Mohammed Hanif Omar
Attorney-General's Office - Enche Yusoff bin Abdul Rashid

References

^ John Slimming (1969). The Death of a Democracy. John Murray Publishers Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 978-0719520457.
^ John Slimming (1969). The Death of a Democracy. John Murray Publishers Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 978-0719520457. Appendix B
^ Karl Von Vorys (1975). Democracy Without Consensus: Communalism and Political Stability in Malaysia. Princeton University Press. p. 345. ISBN 9781400871612.