KUALA PILAH – Negri Sembilan Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun was sworn in as Negri Sembilan menteri besar for the second term today.
Aminuddin, 56, took the oath of office, loyalty and secrecy before the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, here, at 4.15pm.
Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negri Sembilan Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud and Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz were also present.
On Saturday, the PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance succeeded in forming the state government after winning 31 seats, namely 17 seats for PH and 14 seats for BN, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) secured five seats.
Today’s ceremony was also attended by the state Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias and the state leadership from BN and PH.
Born on January 2, 1967, in Kg Pachitan, Port Dickson, Aminuddin and his wife Datin Seri Wan Hasni Wan Yusof, 53, have five children, three boys and two girls.
Aminuddin went to SMK Tanah Merah, Port Dickson, before furthering his studies at the diploma level at Mara Institute of Technology (now UiTM) in business.
In the August 12 state polls, Aminuddin retained the Sikamat state seat when he defeated PN candidate, Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal and two Independent candidates, Bujang Abu and Mohammed Hafiz Baharudin, with a majority of 2,662 votes.
The Port Dickson MP, who has held the Sikamat state seat for four terms since 2008, is also active in non-governmental organisations, such as the Persatuan Wadah Pencerdasan Umat and Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement. – Bernama, August 14, 2023
