Kedah assembly elects Bayu rep, state PAS secretary as senators

ALOR STAR – The Kedah assembly today approved a motion to elect Bayu assemblyman Abd Nasir Idris and Kedah PAS secretary Musoddak Ahmad as senators.

The motion to elect Nasir and Musoddak was proposed by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

They will replace Kedah PAS commissioner Datuk Ahmad Yahaya and former deputy finance minister Datuk Othman Aziz who resigned from the post on November 1, 2022.

Kedah Speaker Datuk Juhari Bulat, when announcing the matter, said he had received a letter signed by Nasir and Musoddak informing him that they agreed to be elected to the posts.

“In accordance with the seventh schedule of the federal constitution, the Kedah assembly which convened today agreed to elect both of them as senators, effective March 20, 2023.

“On behalf of the Kedah assembly, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Yang Berhormat Tuan Abd Nasir Idris and Yang Berbahagia Encik Musoddak Ahmad for being elected as senators who will represent the state,” he said.

Also, Juhari hoped that Nasir and Musoddak would stay in good health so that they could continue to contribute to both the state and the nation’s development. – Bernama, March 13, 2023