KLANG, September 23 – Bukit Antarabangsa state assemblyman Mohamed Azmin Ali took his oath of office today as the new menteri besar of Selangor. Mohamed Azmin, 50, who is also the MP for Gombak, was sworn in before the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, at the Throne Room of the Istana Alam Shah here at 10.42 am.
The PKR deputy president succeeds Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim who had held the post for more than six years from 2008. Mohamed Azmin’s wife, Shamsidar Taharin, and Selangor state secretary Datuk Mohammed Khusrin Munawi were also present at the swearing-in ceremony.
– BERNAMA
