Infusion Of Islamic Values In The Malaysian Civil Service: A Prelude To Islamic Hrd?

• Main Authors: Muhammed Fauzi bin Othman, Mohd Azhar bin Abd Hamid, Rosman bin Md Yusof, Mohd Zaliridzal bin Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: Human resource development; Islamization; Government of Malaysia
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9931

The Malaysian government has introduced two Islamic based policies to improve its civil service. First is the Infusion of Islamic Values in Civil Service which was inaugurated by the then 4th prime minister, Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad in the 1980s. On the other hand, the 5" prime minister, Dato Seri Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi continued by introducing the Islam Hadhari Concept which tries to bring forward the realization of Islam as a civilization. Both the policies were constructed to enhance the quality and efficiency of the public office and in the same time to show the commitment of the Malaysian government to adapt to the Islamic resurgency which was a global phenomenon in the 1970s and 80s. Bothe the policies undergone extensive planning, promotion and implementation in the civil service and the Malaysian society at large. This includes the organizing of trainings, talks and workshops and widely promoted by the electronic and printed media. According to Nadler, the effort by an employer in instilling values and working culture related to current , future job needs or even needs not directly related to job, could be identified as a HRD intervention.