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11. DATUK ABDULLAH MALIM BAGINDA (1982-1987) Beliau dilahirkan pada 21 Mac 1932 di Pulau Pinang dan dilantik menjadi KPKM pada Januari 1982 dan telah bersara pada 20 Mac 1987. Perkhidmatan pertama beliau adalah sebagai Pembantu Hospital di Hospital Kerajaan Pulau Pinang pada Julai 1952 hingga Disember 1954. Pada Januari 1955, beliau memulakan perkhidmatan dengan <strong>JKM</strong> sebagai Pegawai Akhlak di Pulau Pinang, Selangor, Kedah, Perlis dan Kelantan. Seterusnya beliau menyandang jawatan berikut: • PKMD Kinta, Perak • Superintendant Serendah Boys’ Home, Selangor • Pegawai Perkhidmatan Kanak-Kanak di Ibu Pejabat, <strong>JKM</strong> • PKMD Kuala Kangsar, Perak • Pegawai Kebajikan Masyarakat <strong>JKM</strong>N Terengganu • Pengetua Pusat Latihan Belia Negara di Pertak, Selangor • Penolong Pegawai Hal Ehwal Belia, Bahagian Belia, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan • Pegawai Hal Ehwal Belia, Bahagian Belia, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan • Pengarah Belia, Bahagian Belia, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan • Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Penyelidikan, Perancangan dan Penilaian di Ibu Pejabat, <strong>JKM</strong> • Pengarah Bahagian Penyelidikan, Perancangan dan Penilaian di Ibu Pejabat, <strong>JKM</strong> • Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Beliau merupakan antara pengasas Persatuan Pekerja Sosial Malaysia dan memegang jawatan sebagai Presiden yang pertama pada tahun 1973. Persatuan Pekerja Sosial Malaysia telah ditubuhkan pada 3 Mac 1973 dan berdaftar dengan Pendaftar Petubuhan pada 28 Mac 1974 Born on 21 st March 1932 in Penang and was appointed as Director General of Social Welfare in January 1982 and retired on 20 th March 1987. His first service was as a Hospital Assistant at Penang General Hospital in July 1952 to December 1954. In January 1955, he started his service with the DSW as Probation Officer in Penang, Selangor, Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan. Subsequently he held the following positions: • District Social Welfare Officer Kinta, Perak • Superintendent Serendah Boys’ Home, Selangor • Children Service Officer, DSW Headquarters • District Social Welfare Officer Kuala Kangsar, Perak • Terengganu State Social Welfare Officer • Principal National Youth Training Centre, Pertak, Selangor • Assistant Youth Affairs Officer, Youth Division, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports • Youth Affairs Officer, Youth Division, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports • Director of Youth Division, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports • Assistant Director of Research, Planning and Evaluation Division, DSW Headquarters • Director of Research, Planning and Evaluation Division, DSW Headquarters • Deputy Director General He was among the founders of the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW) and became its first President in 1973. The MASW was established on 3 rd March 1973 and registered with the Registrar of Society on 28 th March 1974 Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat 63