Najib Abdul Razak took the oath of office as prime minister before the Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at Balai Rong Seri, Istana Negara at 4.07pm today.
Also present was Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Haminah.
Najib, 59, accompanied by his wife Rosmah Mansor, repeated history
in taking the oath before the same king who had witnessed the oath-taking by his father, Abdul Razak Hussein, in 1970 as the second prime minister.
in taking the oath before the same king who had witnessed the oath-taking by his father, Abdul Razak Hussein, in 1970 as the second prime minister.
In yesterday's general election, the BN was returned to power
when it won 133 of the 222 parliamentary seats to form the new federal government.
when it won 133 of the 222 parliamentary seats to form the new federal government.
Also present at the ceremony were former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and leaders of BN component parties.
- Bernama
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