Ex-ministers among five sworn in as senators


Standing for integrity: The five newly elected senators (from left) Idris, Mohd Radzi, Rais, Balasubramaniam and Muhammad Zahid after the swearing-in ceremony at Parliament. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Two former ministers – Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim and Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad – were among five individuals sworn in as senators before Senate president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran at the Dewan Negara.

The other three were PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad, head of PAS Supporters Club N. Balasubramaniam and former Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s political secretary Muhammad Zahid Md Arip.

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