In his 23-year career with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, he handled many high profile cases, and was the deputy public prosecutor in the Mohamed Khir Toyo corruption case, and a cheating case involving the controversial Port Kelang Free Trade Zone.

Other cases included one of criminal breach of trust involving Tabung Haji and of a woman who was charged with eight counts of money laundering involving more than RM41 million.

Dzulkifli was named as the new chief commissioner of the MACC on Friday. He takes office on Aug 1 for a five-year term. Dzulkifli takes over from Abu Kassim Mohamed who has retired and is to be an integrity consultant with the law faculty of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).

He began his career at the Attorney-General’s Chambers as a deputy public prosecutor with the Commercial Crime Unit in June 1993. He was moved to the Classified Unit from March 2002 to February 2003, became head of the Commercial Crime Unit in 2010 and director of Criminal Case Management in January last year. In August, he was appointed director of the National Revenue Recovery Enforcement Team.

Dzulkifli, who was born in Kepala Batas, Penang, is married to Bitizela Mohd Bidin and has two children.