THE portfolios of 10 members of the Selangor state executive council (exco) will be announced on Wednesday after the first exco meeting. 

“I will announce the porfolios of all Exco members at about 12 to 12.30pm after the first exco meeting on Wednesday,” Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari told reporters at Istana Alam Shah today.  

He believes the coalition of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) succeeded in the state elections despite failing to obtain a two-thirds majority. 

“We have 12 more seats compared to the opposition and this is a good start, and we can strengthen further (PH-BN cooperation) in future,” he said. 

The PH-BN coalition won 34 of 56 seats in the Selangor elections on August 12. The remaining 22 seats went to Perikatan Nasional. 

Earlier, Amirudin was officially appointed menteri besar for a second term today.  

The Selangor PH chairman took his oath of office before Sultan Sharafuddin at Balairung Seri, Istana Alam Shah at about 11.23am. 

He said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim presented the menteri besar candidate letter to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Wednesday, after the monarch returned from treatment abroad.  

“There were three names including mine, and on Thursday, the Sultan confirmed that I had been given the position of menteri besar, followed by discussion on the exco who will be sworn in today,” he said. – Bernama, August 21, 2023.