Mohammad Agus Yusoff

• Universiti Malaya (BA)
• University of Manchester (MA & PhD)

Yang Hormat Prof. Dato' Mohammad Agus Yusoff DIMP
Director General of the Community Communications Department
In office 2 February 2023 –16 November 2023
Occupation	Lecturer
Profession	Academic

Mohammad Agus bin Yusoff (born 11 July 1962) is a Malaysian academic and lecturer who served as Director General of the Community Communications Department (J-KOM) from February to his resignation in November 2023. ^[1] He served as a political science lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from 10 September 1985 until his retirement on 11 July 2022. After retirement, he worked at Gorontalo State University, South Sulawesi, Indonesia as a professor of politics for six months, before being appointed to J-KOM.

Honours

• Kelantan  :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (DPSK) – Dato' (12 November 2011, ^[2] revoked on 2 December 2023) ^[3]
• Pahang  :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2012) ^[2]

References

1. "Dr Mohammad Agus starts work as Community Communication Dept D-G | New Straits Times". 2 February 2023.
2. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
3. Nor Fazlina Abdul Rahim (2024-01-18). "Sultan Kelantan tarik balik darjah kebesaran Mohammad Agus". BH. Retrieved 2024-01-18.