'Stop the name calling, I'm proud of him' - Ahmad Bashah's daughter

In her Facebook login, Azira Hafiza slammed those who had poked fun at her father's education level and that he is someone who is 'always sleeping'.

She said she was proud of her father and admitted that although he did not possess a Degree or Masters, he had worked hard to provide and educate his siblings.

"He had to take over the role of a father after his father passed away. Took care of his siblings. Sold eggs, durian, lorry attendant, you name it. But, today all his siblings are educated and some are even foreign educated," she wrote.

The Bakar Bata state assemblyman was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar today replacing Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.

Kedah State Secretary Datuk Bakar Din named Ahmad Bashah as the new MB on Wednesday following Mukhriz's resignation as the MB with immediate effect after losing the support of the majority of the Kedah State Assembly.

The 66-year-old took his oath before the Kedah Council of Regency, chaired by Tan Sri Tunku Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at the Istana Anak Bukit here.

The council members who were present are Tan Sri Tunku Hamid Thani Sultan Badlishah and Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.

Since Jan 20, Kedah's political scene has been heating up following a declaration by the state UMNO leadership that it had lost confidence in Mukhriz as menteri besar and state UMNO Liaison Committee Chairman.