{"id":260736,"date":"2025-12-22T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=260736"},"modified":"2025-12-21T22:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:46:17","slug":"tourism-malaysia-appoints-director-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/tourism-malaysia-appoints-director-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Malaysia appoints new Director General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, 22 DECEMBER 2025: The Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) has appointed YBrs Encik Mohd Amirul Rizal bin Abdul Rahim as the new Director-General of Tourism Malaysia, effective 8 December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He replaces YBhg Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, who retired on 6 December 2025. The appointment was made by YB Dato&#8217; Sri Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-106.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260737 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 384px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 384\/480;width:202px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-106.png 384w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-106-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-106-336x420.png 336w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mohd Amirul Rizal, Director General of Tourism Malaysia.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mohd Amirul Rizal holds a Master&#8217;s Degree in Tourism Management from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He began his career with Tourism Malaysia in 2002 and has since held various portfolios in the country&#8217;s tourism marketing and promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously served in the Research Division before assuming the positions of Director of Tourism Malaysia Terengganu State Office, and Director of Tourism Malaysia, Seoul, South Korea Overseas Office, in 2008.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also served in the Domestic Promotion and Events Division and the International Promotion Division (Asia &amp; Africa), and most recently as Senior Director of the Advertising &amp; Digital Division. 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