Hasanah Abdul Hamid
Former MEIO chief (Malaysia)
Hasanah Abdul Hamid was a former chief of Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO), whose cover name is Research Division of the Prime Minister's Department.
Known Professional History: Prime Minister Najib Razzak was in office from 2009 till 2018. It was sometime during this period that Hasanah was appointed Director General of MEIO.
Miscellaneous:-
Hasanah was acquitted and discharged for criminal breach of trust involving $12.1 million belonging to the Malaysian government (2018)
She wrote a letter to CIA Director Gina Haspel seeking American support for Prime Minister Najib Razzak's administration and in which she further chastised Dr Mahathir Mohamad as 'anti-West' and 'anti-Semite'; the letter was leaked to the press and later acknowledged by Hasanah (2018)
She passed away in May 2023 following a battle with cancer.
References
Aliza Shah, 'Ex-spy chief Hasanah dies', New Straits Times, https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2023/05/906019/ex-spy-chief-hasanah-dies
'Ex-spy chief Hasanah passes away after battle with cancer', The Star, https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/05/05/ex-spy-chief-hasanah-passes-away-after-battle-with-cancer
'Case Chronology Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid', Bernama, https://bernama.com/es/infographics/index.php?v=2418
Sean Augustin, 'Treason? Nonsense, says ex-intel officer over letter to CIA, Free Malaysia Times, https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/amp/category/nation/2018/07/31/treason-nonsense-says-ex-intel-officer-over-letter-to-cia/
Archived copy of the leaked letter to CIA, https://kekandasatriareturn.blogspot.com/2018/08/seleweng-dana-kerajaansurat-kepada-cia.html