Malaysia election: Ahmad Yakob sworn in for second term as Kelantan Menteri Besar
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Datuk Ahmad Yakob (above) of Parti Islam SeMalaysia took the oath of office before Kelantan Regent, Dr Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, at Istana Kota Lama in Kota Baru on May 10, 2018.
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KOTA BARU - Datuk Ahmad Yakob of Parti Islam SeMalaysia has been sworn in as Menteri Besar of the Malaysian state of Kelantan.
Mr Ahmad took the oath of office before Kelantan Regent, Dr Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, at Istana Kota Lama in Kota Baru on Thursday (May 10), reported The New Straits Times.
Mr Ahmad was re-elected for the Pasir Pekan state seat in Malaysia's 14th General Election, which took place on Wednesday.
This will be his second term as the state's Menteri Besar, having earlier taken over the reins from the late Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat.
Among the dignitaries who witnessed the oath-taking ceremony were Tengku Temenggong Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Rizam Tengku Aziz, Judiciary Commissioner Ahmad Bache, Kelantan State Secretary Nazran Muhammad and Kelantan Mufti Mohd Shukri Mohamad.
