Seven Perak assemblymen were sworn in as state executive council (exco) members at Istana Kinta in Ipoh today.
Three of them are from Umno representing Barisan Nasional (BN), namely, Umno Perak liaison committee chairman Saarani Mohamad, Wan Norashikin Wan Nordin and Shahrul Zaman Yahya.
Also taking their oaths today were PAS representatives, namely, state PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria and Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin.
The other two are from Bersatu: Nolee Ashilin Mohamed and Abdul Yunus Jamahri.
The swearing-in ceremony was held before Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. The closed-door affair was attended by Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu, state secretary Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim and Ipoh High Court judge Hashim Hamzah.
Faizal was sworn in as the 13th Perak menteri besar on March 13.
Sultan Nazrin consented to Faizal’s reappointment following his resignation as the 12th menteri besar on March 10.
A day earlier, Faizal had announced that Perikatan Nasional, comprising BN, PAS and Bersatu, had the mandate to form a new state government after it obtained the support of 32 out of 59 state assemblymen.
The latest composition of the Perak state legislative comprises 25 from BN, DAP (16), Amanah (5), Bersatu (4), PKR (3), PAS (3) and independent (3).
Meanwhile, Faizal told reporters outside the palace today that three more assemblymen would take their oaths as exco members soon.
On the portfolios of all newly minted exco members, Faizal said the matter would be discussed with them soon.