10 Negeri Sembilan exco members sworn in, 6 new faces

Six new faces were among 10 Negeri Sembilan state executive councillors (excos) who were sworn in today before Negeri Sembilan Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

The swearing-in ceremony and presentation of appointment letters began at 10.15am at Istana Besar Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah.

Also present at the ceremony were Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud and Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz.

Others present included Undang Luak Sungai Ujong Klana Petra Mubarak Dohak, Undang Luak Jelebu Mendika Menteri Akhirulzaman Maarof Mat Rashad, and Undang Luak Johol Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Muhammed Abdullah

Also in attendance were Undang Luak Rembau Lela Maharaja Datuk Muhamad Sharip Othman and Tunku Besar Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri.

At the ceremony, Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said six of the exco members were new faces, while four were reappointed.

The new members are Jalaluddin Alias (senior exco), Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim, Ismail Lasim, Mustapha Nagoor, Mohd Faizal Ramli, and Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman.

Those reappointed are Teo Kok Seong, Nicole Tan, J Arul Kumar, and S Veerapan.

The Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional alliance formed the state government after capturing 17 and 14 seats, respectively, in the Aug 12 state elections, while Perikatan Nasional took five seats.