PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Twelve new members have been appointed to the National Unity Advisory Council (MPPN) for the 2025-2027 term, comprising community leaders, representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics, cultural figures, corporate personalities and delegates from Sabah and Sarawak.
In a statement, the National Unity Ministry (KPN) said the appointments were announced at today’s MPPN meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and attended by National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang.
The new appointees include Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights (SABAR) chairman Datuk Dr Johan Arriffin Abd Samad, Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Sabah chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ramzah Dambul, and Universiti Malaya’s Academy of Malay Studies Centre for Malay Excellence Studies director Prof Datuk Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi.
Also appointed were Dayak Cultural Foundation chairman Prof Datu Dr Neilson Ilan Anak Mersat and Women’s Institute of Management trustee Ainon Kuntom.
According to KPN, the council was established to advise the government on issues related to national unity, provide a platform to deliberate on matters of social cohesion and recommend solutions to address unity challenges.
The statement added that eight MPPN meetings were held from 2020 to 2025, contributing to several major policies and initiatives, including the National Unity Policy, the National Unity Action Plan 2021-2030, the implementation of the Rukun Negara pledge at official government events and parliamentary openings, and the Tabika Perpaduan Early Childhood Education Plan 2021-2030.
Other initiatives include the Rukun Negara Appreciation Module, the MADANI Unity Integration Movement Programme and the reinstatement of the National Service Training Programme (PLKN).
Aaron said the ministry has been mandated to lead Pillar D1, which is Nation-Building, under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) for 2026-2030, with emphasis on building a sovereign, dignified and cohesive nation to ensure long-term harmony and stability.
He added that KPN is currently formulating the Nation-Building Action Plan, to be followed by a Nation-Building Conference next year.
-- BERNAMA
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