Sanusi sworn in as Kedah MB again

Jeneri assemblyman Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was sworn in as Kedah menteri besar today.

Sanusi, 49, the Kedah Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, took his oath of office before Kedah ruler Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at Istana Anak Bukit in Alor Setar at 10.15am.

Sanusi was reappointed as menteri besar following PN’s victory at the state election two days ago. The coalition won 33 of the 36 seats in the state legislative assembly.

At the state election on Aug 12, Sanusi, who is also PAS' Kedah deputy commissioner, retained his Jeneri seat, defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Muhamad Khizri Abu Kassim with a majority of 16,050 votes.

Sanusi, the PAS election director, was the political secretary to the late former Kedah menteri besar Azizan Abdul Razak between 2008 and 2013.

He first contested as an elected representative in the 12th general election for the Belantek state seat but lost to BN candidate Mohd Tajudin Abdullah.

At GE14, he contested in Jeneri and won the state seat after defeating Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of BN and PKR's Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan with a majority of 2,455 votes.