KUALA LUMPUR, July 27- Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the appointment of six new state chiefs for the party, which was decided at the party’s supreme council meeting here Friday.
They are Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (Perlis), Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir (Kedah), Datuk Seri Noh Omar (Selangor), Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (Federal Territories), Datuk Idris Haron (Melaka) and Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin (Johor).
State chiefs retained are Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (Kelantan), Datuk Seri Ahmad Said (Terengganu), Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman (Penang) and Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (Perak) Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob (Pahang), Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (Negeri Sembilan) and Datuk Seri Musa Aman (Sabah).
Najib speaking to reporters afterwards also announced the names of the deputy state chiefs which are as follows:-
* Perlis – Azlan Man
* Kedah – Datuk Paduka Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
* Kelantan – Datuk Awang Adek Hussin
* Terengganu – Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh
* Penang – Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahya
* Perak – Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah
* Pahang – Datuk Mohd Shakar Shamsudin
* Selangor – Abdul Shukor Idrus
* Federal Territories – Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin
* Negeri Sembilan – Datuk Shaziman Mansor
* Melaka – Datuk Wira Ahmad Hamzah
* Johor – Datuk Seri Dr Latif Ahmad
* Sabah – Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak
Najib said Umno’s Supreme Council also agreed that the management of the Sungai Petani and Padang Serai divisions in Kedah be returned to the respective divisions.
This followed the Kedah Umno Liaison Committee requesting that Sungai Petani division head Ali Yahya and Padang Serai acting division head Halim Hassan be entrusted the responsibility.
The Sungai Petani division became embroiled in problems since 2010 while Padang Serai beginning early last year, which forced their management to be taken over by the state party headquarters.
– BERNAMA
