KOTA KINABALU, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Kadzim M Yahya was sworn in as the Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (DUN) in a ceremony held before Sabah Governor Tun Musa Aman, at Istana Seri Kinabalu, here today.
Kadzim also signed the appointment documents in the presence of the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, Datuk Azizah Nawawi, confirming his role for another five-year term.
Also present were Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam and Datuk Shahelmey Yahya and the state’s Cabinet line-up.
Kadzim, 66, was first appointed as Sabah State Assembly Speaker on Oct 1, 2020.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), United Kingdom, and a Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) from the Malaysian Qualifying Board.
He was also chairman of the Sabah Ports Authority from 2008 to 2018.
As early as 9 am, members of the press flocked to the palace, anticipating a possible announcement regarding the dissolution of the Sabah State Assembly.
However, no such announcement was made.
A statement from the Chief Minister’s Department confirmed that only Kadzim’s reappointment and swearing-in ceremony was taking place at the palace today.
For the record, the 16th Sabah State Assembly is set to dissolve automatically on Nov 11, unless an official dissolution is declared before that date.
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