ALOR SETAR – Jeneri assemblyman Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor arrived at Istana Anak Bukit here at 9.40am for the swearing-in ceremony, retaining his Kedah menteri besar post after Saturday’s state election.
Sanusi, 49, who is also Kedah Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, took the oath of office before the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at 10.15am.
Sanusi, who is also Kedah PAS deputy commissioner, defended the Jeneri seat, defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Muhamad Khizri Abu Kassim with a 16,050-vote majority.
Sanusi had previously been appointed as the 14th menteri besar of Kedah on May 17, 2020, after receiving the support of the majority of assemblymen at the time.
In the state election last Saturday, PN won 33 out of 36 seats in the Kedah state assembly.
Sanusi, born on August 4, 1974, was the political secretary to Kedah Menteri Besar Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak (now deceased) between 2008 and 2013.
He first contested to be an elected representative in the 2008 general election for the Belantek state seat but lost to BN candidate Datuk Mohd Tajudin Abdullah with 252 votes.
In the 2013 general election, he won Jeneri after defeating Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of BN and PKR’s Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan (PKR) with a majority of 2,455 votes. – August 14, 2023