Johor State Assembly congratulates PM Anwar

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor State Assembly today congratulated Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.

"This August House would like to congratulate the Most Honorable Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia," said State Assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi in his welcoming address at the Budget sitting of the 15th Johor State Assembly here.

Mohd Puad, who is Rengit Assemblyman, also congratulated three members of the house, namely Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad (Benut), Liew Chin Tong (Perling) and Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub (Simpang Jeram) for winning the Simpang Renggam, Iskandar Puteri and Pulai parliamentary seats, respectively, in the15th General Election (GE15) held last Nov 19.

He also congratulated the Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) team for winning the 2022 Malaysia Cup at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, last Saturday.

Meanwhile, Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, when tabling the 2023 Budget, also congratulated Anwar, who is Tambun Member of Parliament, on his appointment as the new Prime Minister.

He also congratulated the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim on JDT's success in winning the Malaysia Cup 2022.

Anwar, 75, took the oath of office as Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara last Nov 24.

-- BERNAMA