MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker today took his oath of office as deputy national unity minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, at Istana Negara.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was present to witness the oath-taking ceremony which was held at Balai Singgahsana Kecil (Small Throne Room) at 11am.
Also sworn in at the ceremony was the new chief commissioner of the MACC, Azam Baki.
Both Ti (photo) and Azam also took their oath of loyalty and secrecy before signing the official appointment documents, witnessed by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali.
National Unity Minister Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan were also in attendance.
Ti, 58, was appointed as a senator in 2018 and his senatorship term will end next year.
He was formerly Teruntum assemblyman from 2004 to 2008 and Indera Mahkota assemblyman from 1999 to 2004 and from 1995 to 1999.
Meanwhile, Azam, 57, was appointed as the MACC chief commissioner to replace Latheefa Koya on March 9.
He formerly served as MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations) for four years from 2016, intelligence director (2013) and investigation director (2015). - Bernama
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.