From court to EC, and now to Parliament


Newly appointed speaker of Dewan Rakyat Datuk Azhar Harun. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

The new Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun (pic), holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Universiti Malaya and a Master of Laws from King’s College, University of London.

The former Election Commission (EC) chairman, better known as Art Harun, was born on Oct 26,1962 in Kedah.

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