Auditor General of Malaysia / Saluana Che Salleh

The Head of National Audit Department is known as Auditor General of Malaysia. According to Section 3 of Audit Act 1957, the Auditor General is a general public service officer of the Federation and the law in force relating to the public service of the Federation shall apply to him. Whilst, as specified in Section 2 of the same act, the Auditor General is responsible for the auditing of the accounts of government agencies in the Federation and States, including other public authorities and specified bodies. This role is important for enhancing public accountability.