KUALA LUMPUR – Sungai Tua assemblyman Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has been sworn in as Selangor menteri besar this morning at Istana Alam Shah in Klang.
Amirudin, 43, took his oath of office before the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, at the palace’s Balairung Seri at 11.23am.
Also present at the swearing-in ceremony and presentation of appointment letter to the Menteri Besar were Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin and Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new state executive councillors will take place at 2pm at the same venue today.
The results of the August 12 state polls saw the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance gain control of 34 seats in the state assembly, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) secured 22.
Previously, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced Selangor PH chairman Amirudin as the coalition’s menteri besar candidate if the PH-BN alliance won the state election.
Amirudin’s swearing-in was witnessed by Shah Alam High Court Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab.
Holding the Lembing Sembuana (ceremonial lance) in his right hand, Amirudin recited his 10-point pledge as the 16th menteri besar of Selangor, including to earnestly preserve and uphold the principles of Rukun Negara as well as to preserve the sovereignty of the royal institution and protect it from being tarnished and disturbed by any parties.
He also pledged to preserve the special position of the Malays and the legitimate interests of other races as enshrined in the Federal Constitution and the Laws of the Constitution of Selangor State Government 1959, apart from protecting his post from being tarnished by illegal acts.
Amirudin was elected the Sungai Tua assemblyman for the fourth consecutive time since 2008.
He won by a majority of 5,185 votes, polling 19,678 votes to beat Perikatan Nasional’s Muhammad Hanif Jamaluddin, who obtained 14,493 votes, and independent candidate Suman Gopal (430 votes).
The PKR vice-president was first sworn in as menteri besar on June 19, 2018.
Amirudin, who was born on February 8, 1980, in Pontian, Johor, is also Gombak MP and holds a degree in social science from Universiti Putra Malaysia. – August 21, 2023