Hamdan re-elected as Speaker of Perlis Legislative Assembly

Good on you: Azlan (centre) congratulating Hamdan (fourth from left) after he was re-elected as the Speaker of the Perlis Legislative Assembly. — Bernama

KANGAR: Datuk Hamdan Bahari was re-elected as the Speaker of the Perlis Legislative Assembly.

The former director of the Perlis Community Development Depart­ment was the only one proposed for the post by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man and seconded by Chuping assemblyman Asmaiza Ahmad.

At yesterday’s sitting, all 15 state assemblymen, including five opposition assemblymen and one independent assemblyman, were sworn in before Hamdan.

The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, will open the first meeting of the first session of the 14th state legislative assembly on Monday.

The House will sit until Wednesday. — Bernama