Sapura Energy Berhad has appointed Shahin Farouque Jammal Ahmad, a non-independent non-executive director of the company, as its interim chairman until further notice. The company announced this came about as its chairman, Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah, has been granted leave of absence effective immediately. The leave of absence was granted to allow him to focus on ongoing investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) regarding a matter unrelated to Sapura Energy.