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Monday, 10 August 2009

Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1 Takes Oath As Penanti Assemblyman

PENANG, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Penang deputy chief minister 1 Mansor Othman on Monday took oath as Penanti state assemblyman.

Mansor, 59, from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) who had won the Penanti seat during the May 31, by-election after beating three independent candidates by a 5,558 vote majority, took his oath in front of Dewan speaker Datuk Abdul Halim Hussain during the Penang legislative assembly.

The Penanti by-election was called when former Penang chief minister 1 and Penanti assemblyman, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin relinquished both his posts, to pursue his studies.

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