JOHOR BAHRU (July 18): Ten Johor assemblymen took their oaths of office on Saturday as members of the Johor state executive council (exco) before the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, at Istana Bukit Serene.
The new exco line-up includes Mohd Hairi Mad Shah (Larkin), Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (Bukit Permai), Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid (Semerah), Ling Tian Soon (Yong Peng), Lee Ting Han (Paloh) and Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (Bukit Pasir).
Joining them are four new faces making their debut: Md Israk Abdullah (Kukup), P Pannir Selvam (Perling), Hasrunizah Hassan (Pulai Sebatang), and Muhammad Naqib Md Ghazali (Panti).
Present at the ceremony were Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, Royal Court Council Yang di-Pertua Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Ramli and state secretary Datuk Mohammed Ridha Abd Kadir.
Just last Sunday, Onn Hafiz, who is also the Machap assemblyman, was sworn in as the Johor menteri besar for a second consecutive term, following Barisan Nasional's (BN) victory in the 16th Johor state election.
The Johor BN chairman clinched the Machap seat with a commanding majority of 15,375 votes.
The election saw BN secure 48 out of 56 state seats, giving the coalition a clear mandate to form the new state government.
The state exco line-up for the new term comprises:
- Md Israk Abdullah (Kukop) — chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee
- Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (Bukit Permai) — chairman of the Housing and Local Government Committee
- P Pannir Selvam (Perling) — chairman of the Unity, Heritage and Culture Committee
- Hasrunizah Hassan (Pulai Sebatang)— chairman of the Women, Family and Community Development Committee
- Mohd Hairi Mad Shah (Larkin) — chairman of the Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Committee
- Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid (Semerah) — chairman of the Islamic Religious Affairs Committee
- Ling Tian Soon (Yong Peng) — chairman of the Health and Environment Committee
- Lee Ting Han (Paloh) — chairman of the Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee
- Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (Bukit Pasir) — chairman of the Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee
- Dr Muhammad Naqib Md Ghazali — chairman of the Education and Information Committee
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