Members of parliamentary committees named

SPEAKER Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia announced the members selected to be in five parliamentary committees.

The Select Committee will be chaired by the Speaker himself and made up of Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Pagoh), Datuk Seri G. Palanivel (Cameron Highlands), Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun (Selangau), Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (Bentong), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Permatang Pauh) and Lim Kit Siang (Gelang Patah).

Pulai MP Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed was elected chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, with Kepong MP Tan Seng Giaw as deputy chairman.

The committee is made up of Datuk Reezal Merican Naina Merican (Batas), Datuk Chua Tee Yong (Labis), Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (Kulim), Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (Masjid Tanah), Liang Teck Meng (Simpang Renggam), Datuk Madius Tangau (Tuaran), Haji Hasbi Habibollah (Limbang), Datuk Wee Jeck Seng (Tanjung Piai), Datuk Kamarul Baharin Abbas (Telok Kemang), William Leong Jee Ken (Selayang), Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar (Tumpat) and Tony Pua Kiam Kee (Petaling Jaya Utara).

The Standing Orders Committee consists of Datuk Haji Ismail Haji Mohamed Said (Kuala Krau), Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz (Padang Rengas), Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong (Ayer Hitam), M. Saravanan (Tapah), M. Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat) and N. Surendran (Padang Serai).

Meanwhile, theHouseCommittee is made up of Datuk Haji Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Mersing), Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (Bintulu), Datuk Makin Marcus Mojigoh (Putatan), Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin (Padang Besar), Loke Siew Fook (Seremban) and Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Pokok Sena).

The Rights and Privileges Committee members are Datuk Ronald Kiandee (Beluran), Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (Arau), Datuk Koh Nai Kwong (Alor Gajah), Datuk ShamsulAnuarNasarah (Lenggong), Gobind Singh Deo (Puchong) and Shamsul Iskandar Akin (Bukit Katil).

The Standing Orders, Rights and Privileges as well as the House committees will be chaired by Pandikar Amin.