Five appointed Pahang assemblymen sworn in

New faces: (From left) Wong, Haris, Mohd Fadzli and RIzal.

KUANTAN: Five appointed assemblymen were sworn in at the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Pahang State Assembly.

They are Maahad Tahfiz Tengku Ampuan Afzan Pekan Founder Datuk Ahmad Irshadi Abdullah Al-Qari, Temerloh MCA division chief Datuk Wong Tat Chee, Jerantut UMNO division chief Haris Salleh Hamzah, Pahang Amanah chairman Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly and Pahang PKR deputy chairman Rizal Jamin.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at Wisma Sri Pahang here yesterday before Pahang Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin and witnessed by Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and other assemblymen.

Bernama reported that Mohd Sharkar congratulated the five assemblymen and said the appointments were aimed at helping to efficiently and effectively deliver the services of the state government.

At the Pahang state assembly meeting on May 13, their appointments were supported by a simple majority after the motion was proposed by Wan Rosdy and supported by seven assemblymen.

Mohd Sharkar had said that their appointments were until the end of the current state assembly’s term and that they did not have any constituencies.

In November 2020, the Pahang Constitution was amended to allow the state government to appoint five unelected assemblymen.