Syed Husin sworn in as senator

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali was sworn in as a senator to represent Selangor at the Parliament House.

Dr Syed Husin, who earned a PhD from the London School of Economics and Politican Science, was sworn in at 10.06am on Wednesday in front of Dewan Negara president Datuk Wong Foon Meng.

Wong congratulated and welcomed him as a new member of the Senate as the other senators thumped on their desks in approval.

“I hope you will uphold your duty in this honourable Dewan to understand and defend the Federal Constitution,” Wong said after Dr Syed Husin took his oath.

Dr Syed Husin was a professor of anthropology and sociology at Universiti Malaya from 1986 to 1990 but left the university after he was elected Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) president in 1990. He was the PRM president until 2003 when he joined PKR.

He was detained under the Internal Security Act for six years following his participation in a student demonstration which supported Baling farmers and protested the price hike for goods in 1974. He was adopted by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience.