Datu Abdullah Bin Julaihi
Director
Land and Survey Department, Sarawak, Malaysia
Datu Abdullah bin Julaihi boasts an illustrious career in civil service spanning 29 years in Land and Survey administration. He is currently the Director of Land and Survey Department Sarawak, a post he has held since 2019.
As the Director of Lands and Surveys, Datu Abdullah oversees the administration and management of land, valuation, survey, and town planning which are the core businesses of the Department, and whose operations are managed in its Headquarters in Kuching, and 12 Divisional Offices.
His work on organisational quality led the Department to win the Chief Minister’s Innovation Awards from 2019-2021. The Department also won the prestigious Chief Minister’s Award for Departmental Excellence Services and Quality Initiatives in 2019.
In addition, Datu Abdullah’s initiatives centered on digital innovation won the Department various industry recognitions during the 2020 and 2021 Malaysia Technology Exhibition.
Apart from his leadership role in the Land Survey Department, Datu Abdullah is also the Chairman of the Land Surveyors Board Sarawak (LSBS) since 2019.
Datu Abdullah holds a bachelor’s degree with Honours in Syariah Law, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and a Master’s in policy science, Curtin University of Technology Australia. He also holds an Advanced Diploma in Land Administration from the Western University of Australia.
