SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan Chief Minister Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has unveiled the 11-member executive council’s portfolios after their first meeting at Bangunan Wisma Negeri on Thursday, August 24.
In addition to being Chief Minister, Aminuddin will also hold the portfolios of Islamic Religious Affairs and Security Action Committee, Finance, Land and Natural Resources Action Committee, and Investment, Infrastructure, Public Utilities, and Amenities Action Committee.
Senior executive councillor, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, has been assigned two portfolios, namely Rural Development, Plantation, and Commodities Action Committee, and the Agriculture, Food Security, and Cost of Living Action Committee.
The other four executive councillors who have been reappointed are Bahau assemblyman Teo Kok Seong, who will chair the Industry and Non-Islamic Affairs Action Committee, Bukit Kepayang assemblyman Nicole Tan (Tourism, Arts, and Culture Action Committee), Repah assemblyman S Veerapan (Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives, and Consumerism Action Committee), and Nilai assemblyman J Arul Kumar (Local Government Development, Housing, and Transport).
They will be joined by five new members, Pilah assemblyman Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim (Women, Family, and Community Affairs Action Committee), Seri Menanti assemblyman Datuk Ismail Lasim (Education and Human Capital Action Committee), Palong assemblyman Mustapha Nagoor (Youth and Sports Development Action Committee), Linggi assemblyman Datuk Mohd Faizal Ramli (Heritage, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Action Committee), and Ampangan assemblyman Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman (Health, Unity, Information, National Integration, and Non-governmental Organizations Action Committee).
Aminuddin, who is also the Sikamat assemblyman, mentioned that the meeting also covered other matters, such as the date of the 15th Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly and the appointment of the state speaker and deputy speaker.
“The names for both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions have not been determined as the list needs to be sent seven days before the sitting is held.
“But we will hold a special sitting for them to be sworn in, scheduled on Sept 26,” he said. – Bernama
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