KLANG – Selangor Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari was sworn in today as the state’s menteri besar for his second term, ending days of speculation on who will helm the state for the next five years.
Amirudin, who retained the Sg Tua constituency in the recently concluded state polls, was sworn in at about 11.25am at Istana Alam Shah in Klang.
He took the oath of office, loyalty, and secrecy before Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. Also present at the ceremony were Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, and Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah.
Selangor is the last state to swear in its menteri besar, ending days of speculation on who will be the next menteri besar and the tussle over the exco line-up.
The excos are scheduled to be sworn in later in the afternoon and the line-up is expected to include an Umno assemblyman.
Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasonal formed the state government after securing a simple majority of 34 out of 56 seats in Selangor.
DAP secured 15 seats, PKR 12, and Amanah 5, while BN won two seats.
Amirudin won the Sg Tua seat for the fourth consecutive time, with a majority of 5,185 votes. He is also the Gombak MP and a vice-president in PKR.
It was learned that Amirudin was one of three names submitted to the Selangor palace for the menteri besar position. The other two reportedly were Fahmi Ngah, the Seri Setia assemblyman believed to be closely aligned with Prime Minister and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim; and Tanjung Sepat assemblyman Borhan Aman Shah. Borhan was also Amirudin’s former political aide. – The Vibes, August 21, 2023
