Former Nangka assemblyman Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah was sworn in as the Dewan Negara President on Monday (July 22).
He had taken the oath of office as a Senator before Dewan Negara Deputy President Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed at the Senate last Monday (July 15).
Awang Bemee was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the period starting Monday until July 14 2027.
The former three-term Nangka assemblyman from 1996 to 2011 is also the secretary-general of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and a member of the party’s Supreme Council (MKT).
The PBB legal adviser and Public Officer of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) also currently holds the position of chairman of the Kuching Port Authority and is a director of Sarawak Plantation Berhad.
He is a legal practitioner since he was accepted as an advocate and solicitor by the High Court of Borneo in 1984.
Born on 22 June 1959, Awang Bemee holds a Bachelor of Laws from Universiti Malaya.- Bernama
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