MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker took his oath of office as deputy national unity minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara today.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was present to witness the oath-taking ceremony that was held at 11am.

Also sworn in was the new chief of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Azam Baki.

Ti and Azam also took their oath of loyalty and secrecy before signing the official appointment documents, witnessed by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali.

National unity minister Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Takiyuddin Hassan were also in attendance.

Ti, 58, was appointed senator in 2018 and his term will end next year.

He was formerly Teruntum assemblyman for three terms (2004-2008) and Indera Mahkota assemblyman from 1999 to 2004 and from 1995 to 1999.

Meanwhile, Azam, 57, was appointed as the MACC chief commissioner, replacing Latheefa Koya on March 9.

He formerly served as MACC deputy chief commissioner (operation) for four years from 2016, intelligence director (2013) and investigation director (2015). – Bernama, May 5, 2020.