Perak assembly elects Mujahid as senator to represent state

The Perak state assembly today elected Amanah vice president Mujahid Yusof Rawa as a new senator to represent the state.

Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad proposed his name to fill a vacant seat in the Dewan Negara for Perak following Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid relinquishing his senatorship in November 2022.

Perak State Assembly Speaker Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid when announcing the election said that only one candidate's name had been submitted to the assembly's secretary until the nomination deadline on May 15.

"The name of the senator elected by this assembly will be submitted as soon as possible to the office of the secretary of the Dewan Negara for further action," he said at the state assembly sitting at Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Mujahid (above), who is also Perak Pakatan Harapan chairperson, was previously a minister in the Prime Minister's Department from 2018 to 2020.

Earlier, the assembly had also approved a motion to amend Article 38, Part Two of the Perak constitution, that among others aimed to abolish the title of Orang Besar Lapan namely "Orang Besar Kaya Setia Bijaya Diraja" which is replaced with the title "Orang Besar Maharaja Lela Tanjana Putra".

The assembly adjourned sine die.

- Bernama