The new Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has denied that he was directed to accept the post.
Describing it as an honour to him and his family, Azhar Azizan, affectionately known as Art Harun, said that he received the offer before the nomination day of the Chini state by-election and agreed to accept it.
"Why do I take this job? I think it is an honour for me, honour for my family, it is a challenge and a way for me to serve the nation," he said when asked why he accepted the offer for the post during his first media conference after being elected as the 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat today.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has tabled a motion to nominate Azhar Azizan as the new Speaker in accordance with the Rules of Meeting 4 (1) of the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat.
The motion was tabled by the Prime Minister after his first motion for the Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof to vacate his post was approved following bloc voting which saw 111 MPs voting for and 109 against.
Describing it as an honour to him and his family, Azhar Azizan, affectionately known as Art Harun, said that he received the offer before the nomination day of the Chini state by-election and agreed to accept it.
"Why do I take this job? I think it is an honour for me, honour for my family, it is a challenge and a way for me to serve the nation," he said when asked why he accepted the offer for the post during his first media conference after being elected as the 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat today.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has tabled a motion to nominate Azhar Azizan as the new Speaker in accordance with the Rules of Meeting 4 (1) of the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat.
The motion was tabled by the Prime Minister after his first motion for the Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof to vacate his post was approved following bloc voting which saw 111 MPs voting for and 109 against.
