KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Finance Ministry today announced Datuk Paddy Abd Halim as the new Customs director-general as of April 1.

Paddy takes over from Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy whose tenure ended March 9.

Paddy was the deputy Customs director-general in charge of customs and the goods and services tax prior to his promotion.

His career in the Customs Department started in Perak in 1983.