Ahmad Samsuri sworn in as Terengganu Mentri Besar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Newly minted Ru Rendang assemblyman Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar was sworn in as the new Terengganu Mentri Besar at Istana Syarqiyyah.

Dr Ahmad Samsuri, who is also PAS election director, took his oath of office before Terengganu Ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.

This comes less than 24 hours after PAS won six parliamentary and 22 state seats in GE14.

Terengganu has eight parliamentary and 32 state seats.

The former head of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Aerospace Department defended the Ru Rendang seat for PAS in a three-cornered fight against Parti Amanah Negara’s Dr Zarawi Sulong and Umno’s Datuk Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku.

Dr Ahmad Samsuri won the seat with a 6,028 majority.

At the ceremony, he also presented the names of 10 PAS assemblymen who will form the new state executive council.

They include PAS state commissioner Satiful Bahri Mamat, deputy state commissioner Dr Alias Razak and information chief Mohd Nor Hamzah.

Satiful is Paka assemblyman while Dr Alias and Mohd Nor are representatives for Bukit Tunggal and Bukit Payung respectively.

Other assemblymen chosen to be executive councillors are Dr Azman Ibrahim (Jabi), Datuk Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar (Ladang), Ariffin Deraman (Alur Limbat), Hanafiah Mat (Cukai), Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah (Wakaf Mempelam), Dr Mamad Puteh (Kuala Berang) and Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman (Kota Putera).

Also present at the ceremony was PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.