The newly appointed speaker Datuk Ahmad Kassim taking the oath as the state legislative assembly speaker at Wisma Darul Aman in Alor Setar, Kedah on July 4. - G.C. Tan/The Star
ALOR SETAR: The long-standing deadlock over the Kedah state assembly speaker ended on Wednesday (July 4) after former Kuala Kedah MP, Datuk Ahmad Kassim, was sworn in as the new speaker.
This was done after Kedah state secretary Iqbal Ahmad initiated a vote among the 36 state assemblymen to decide between two nominees - Ahmad Kassim and Kedah PAS commissioner Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi.
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