Citing Article 105(1) of the constitution, he said the auditor-general is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the prime minister and after consulting the Conference of Rulers.

Kulasegaran said this provision must be read together with subparagraph 1(1) of the First Schedule of the Audit Act 1957, which states that the auditor-general may be appointed from among members of the public service.

“It speaks for itself,” he said in his winding-up speech during the debate on the 2025 Auditor-General’s Report Series 2.

Kulasegaran was responding to Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu), who had earlier questioned the legality of Wan Suraya Wan Radzi’s appointment.

Takiyuddin, a former law minister, said if Wan Suraya’s appointment was not constitutionally valid, the work carried out under her leadership, including the audit report tabled in Parliament and certified by Wan Suraya, might likewise be invalid.

The 2025 Auditor-General’s Report Series 2, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, flagged serious issues on how more than RM460 million of government funds were spent between 2020 and 2024.

It singled out Felcra Bhd for questionable land deals, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for its tenders, and the army for defence contracts.

Earlier, Syahredzan Johan (PH-Bangi) urged the Dewan Rakyat to put the matter of the appointment of the auditor-general to rest.

“Those who are not happy about this should take the matter to court. This debate has gone on for too long,” he said.