Former Felda DG charged with cheating board over Jalan Semarak land transfer

Former Felda DG charged with cheating board over Jalan Semarak land transfer



A general view of Menara Felda in Kuala Lumpur on October 9, 2019. — Picture by Choo Choy May


Summary

• A former director-general of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), Datuk Faizoull Ahmad, has been charged with deceiving Felda's board of directors regarding a power of attorney related to the transfer of 16 parcels of land at Jalan Semarak in 2014.
• By allegedly concealing the details of the power of attorney, Faizoull is accused of inducing the board to approve the transfer of ownership to Synergy Promenade companies, when they otherwise might not have done so.
• He pleaded not guilty to the charges under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which could result in a prison sentence and a fine if convicted.

First Published: Wednesday, 30 Sep 2026 9:54 AM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — A former director-general (DG) of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) was charged at the Sessions Court here today with deceiving the authority’s board of directors in connection with a power of attorney used to transfer the ownership of 16 parcels of its land at Jalan Semarak in 2014.

Datuk Faizoull Ahmad, 66, however, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Judge Suzana Hussin.

Faizoull, in his capacity as Felda DG, is accused of deceiving the board by concealing a power of attorney dated June 3, 2014, granted Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd authority to transfer ownership of the 16 parcels of land involved in the proposed Felda Lot Development Project at Jalan Semarak.

The act induced the board of directors to agree to the power of attorney, resulting in the transfer of ownership of the said Felda land to Synergy Promenade KLVC Sdn Bhd and Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd, when the Board would not have done so had it not been deceived.


The offence is alleged to have been committed at the Board Meeting Room, Level 50, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, Persiaran KLCC here on Sept 2, 2014.

He was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of between one and 10 years and caning, as well as a fine, upon conviction. — Bernama