Headline Bashah presents Kedah exco list to Najib MediaTitle New Straits Times Date 11 Feb 2016 Language English Circulation 74,711 Readership 240,000 Section Local News Color Full Color Page No 6 ArticleSize 290 cm² AdValue RM 9,997 PR Value RM 29,990 Bashah presents Kedah exco list to Najib GO­AHEAD: MB declines to say if existing line­up will be retained AHMAD FAIRUZ OTHMAN ALOR STAR [email protected] PRIME Minister Datuk Seri today. who is in charge of women s de­ Najib Razak will leave the A tentative programme showed velopment, agriculture and agro­ selection of the new line­up that the audience with the King based industries, entrepreneur de­ of Kedah executive council (exco) was for Bashah to "menjunjung velopment and social welfare, may members entirely to Menteri Besar kasih" (present sayings of thanks), also be removed. Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Ha­ which has fuelled speculation it Observers said Suraya's possible nipah. may be an opportunity for him to replacement was Pedu assembly­ Bashah said he met Najib in Pu­ present the list of new exco mem­ man Kama Noriah Ibrahim, who is trajaya yesterday and had present­ bers. one of three female assemblymen ed a list of state exco members to On Tuesday, Bashah said he had from Barisan Nasional in the 36­ the latter. prepared the state exco list, and he seat Kedah assembly. He said Najib had informed him would make an announcement The other female representative, that he would leave the selection to next week. Datuk Norsabrina Mohd Noor, is an him. Bashah was sworn in as the 12th exco member. "I met the prime minister today menteri besar of Kedah last Thurs­ Even though Norsabrina was one (yesterday) after settling some mat­ day after Datuk Seri Mukhriz Ma­ of three exco members who at­ ters at the Domestic Trade, Co­ hathir resigned, citing a lack of tended the last exco meeting operatives and Consumerism Min­ support in the state legislative as­ chaired by Mukhriz on Jan 27, an­ istry at the federal administrative sembly. alysts felt she would be retained capital. Political analysts and observers due to her young age as it could be "I presented the list of exco said at least two existing exco an "asset" for Bashah's adminis­ members (to the prime minister). members could likely be given the tration. boot. "He has left it to me to decide on They speculated that one of the matter," Bashah said after ar­ He has left them was Datuk Aminuddin Omar, riving at Sultan Abdul Halim Air­ the state exco member for youth, it to me port here from Subang in Selangor. sports, arts and culture. Whether there will be a reshuffle to decide on the Universiti Utara Malaysia polit­ (of the exco line­up), that is still at ical analyst Associate Professor Dr matter. the discussion stage and so far, it has not been decided." Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani said of Datuk Seri Ahmad He refused to say if the existing the two exco members who openly Bashah Md Hanlpah line­up would be retained or supported Mukhriz during the Kedah menteri besar changed. leadership crisis, Aminuddin had There are nine state exco mem­ the lowest chance of retaining his bers in Kedah, excluding the post. "Pak Tam (Aminuddin's nick­ menteri besar. name) was one of Mukhriz's per­ Bashah is expected to have an sonal assistants. This makes him audience with Yang di­Pertuan the one to be likely shown the Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim door," said Azizuddin. Mu'adzam Shah (who is also sultan Another "pro­Mukhriz" exco of Kedah) at Istana Anak Bukit member, Datuk Suraya Yaacob,.