Two Senators sworn in today

26 Sep 2022 04:26pm
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (left) and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (right) - BERNAMA
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (left) and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (right) - BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR - Two newly appointed Senators today takes their oath of office before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim.

They are Social Security Organisation board chairman Prof Tan Sri Dr Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah and Wanita Umno Exco member Datin Ros Suryati Alang.

The office of the Dewan Negara president in a statement said Dr Mohamed Haniffa and Ros Suryati were appointed as Senators by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for a three-year term from Sept 20 2022 until Sept 19 2025.

Dr Mohamed Haniffa who graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Madras India has served as a Medical Officer at Klang and Sabak Bernam Hospitals and he is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (Fomema) Sdn Bhd.

"Meanwhile, Ros Suryati is a successful entrepreneur and had received the Entrepreneur Icon award 2017,” the statement read. In his speech, Rais called on all senators to provide service on the ground through the non-governmental organisations they represented.

He hoped that all senators would play an active role especially when Dewan Negara was currently going through a transformation phase.

"I hope that Honourable Members will fully use your expertise as outlined in Article 45 of the Federal Constitution to live up to your roles,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rais said each senator should examine the list of collective tasks as their respective Main Achievement Index from 2023. - BERNAMA

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