MELAKA – Former state exco Datuk Ibrahim Durum was sworn in today as Melaka Legislative Assembly speaker.
The motion to appoint Ibrahim was proposed by Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali and seconded by Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisation Development Committee chairman V.P. Shanmugam at the First (Special) Meeting of the First Term of the 15th Melaka Legislative Assembly.
The motion received votes of support from 15 assemblymen, with five others abstaining and eight, absent.
Meanwhile, Rim assemblyman Datuk Khaidhirah Abu Zahar has been appointed as the Melaka Legislative Assembly deputy speaker, the first woman ever to hold the post in the state.
The First (Special) Meeting of the First Term of the 15th Melaka Legislative Assembly also saw 20 assemblymen taking their oaths of office, while seven others were absent.
The absentees were Datuk Rahmad Mariman, Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem (Duyong), Siti Faizah Abdul Azis (Sg Rambai), Rosli Abdullah (Kuala Linggi), Adly Zahari (Bukit Katil), Ngwe Hee Sem (Machap Jaya) and Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis (Rembia).
Bandar Hilir assemblyman Leng Chau Yen missed the swearing-in session as he arrived late at the hall. – Bernama, December 27, 2021
