Thirteen new pol-secs sworn-in on Jan 6, says Anwar

PETALING JAYA: Thirteen new political secretaries have been sworn-in, including one for the Prime Minister.

In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the political secretaries were appointed for Cabinet ministers and that the swearing-in ceremony was held in Putrajaya on Friday (Jan 6).

Azman Abidin was sworn-in as the Prime Minister's political secretary, as were Datuk Jamal Norubit (for the Deputy Prime Minister), Datuk Mohd Razlan Muhamad Rafi (Rural and Regional Development Minister), Che Zam Hamzah (Economy Minister) and Datuk Mohammad Khairi A. Malik (Local Government Development Minister).

Also sworn-in were Suhaizan Kaiat (Home Minister), Mohd Syazwan Rahimy Mohd Mokhtar (Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister), Carl Douglas Victor Moosom (Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister), Atiqah Syairah Shaharuddin (Education Minister), Dr Muhammad Razak Idris (Religious Affairs Minister), Ravindran Vengadasamy (Human Resources Minister), and Napsiah Khamis @ Maharan (Health Minister).

Mohammad Ghazali Hajiji was also sworn-in as the political secretary for the Sabah, Sarawak and Special Functions portfolio.