By Danial Dzulkifly
SHAH ALAM, Aug 23 – Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari is set to oversee five major portfolios in the new state administration, one less than in the previous term.
Specifically, he will be in charge of land and natural resources; finance and economy; modernising and digitising government; strategic communications; and education and human capital development.
The only previous portfolio that Amirudin will not retain is disaster management, which will instead be handed over to Najwan Halimi.
Najwan will also be in charge of youth and sports development; and entrepreneurship empowerment and creative economy.
Amirudin said this when announcing the portfolios for Selangor’s new executive council at the state administrative building, here, today.
The Selangor Pakatan Harapan chairman also announced that Kinrara assemblyman Ng Sze Han has been appointed as the new executive councillor for trade and investment, a pivotal role previously held by DAP’s Dato’ Teng Chang Kim, who has since retired from politics and public service.
Ng will also oversee SME development and new economic districts; and Selangor mobility, while co-chairing the special committee of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, and Tao Religions with V. Papparaidu and Ng Suee Lim.
Meanwhile, senior state leader and Pandan Indah assemblyman, Izham Hashim, will return to his former role as the executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture, where he will oversee the development of state infrastructure as well as the modernisation of agriculture and farming.
Borhan Aman Shah, another executive councillor who returns for a second term, will retain his culture, heritage and Malay customs portfolio, while also being mandated to oversee the housing and development of sustainable cities committee.
Following is the full list of state executive councillors along with their respective responsibilities:
Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari (Selangor Menteri Besar)
- Land and Natural Resources; Finance and Economy; Modernising and Digitising Government; Strategic Communications; Education and Human Capital Development
Ng Sze Han (state executive councillor for investment, trade and mobility)
- Investment and Trade; SME Development and New Economic Districts; Selangor Mobility; Special Committee of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, and Tao Religions co-chairman
Izham Hashim (state executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture)
- Infrastructure Development; Modernisation of Agricultural and Farming
Borhan Aman Shah (state executive councillor for housing and culture)
- Housing and Development of Sustainable Cities; Culture, Heritage and Malay Customs
Ng Suee Lim (state executive councillor for local government and tourism)
- Local Government Development; Tourism; New Villages Development; Special Committee of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, and Tao Religions co-chairman
Datuk Rizam Ismail (state executive councillor for rural development and unity)
- Rural and Village Development; Sustainability of Traditional Villages; National Unity
Jamaliah Jamaluddin (state executive councillor for public health and environment)
- Public Health; Environment, Climate Change and Green Technology
Najwan Halimi (state executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship)
- Youth and Sports Development; Entrepreneurship Empowerment and Creative Economy; Disaster Management
V. Papparaidu (state executive councillor for human resources and poverty eradication)
- Human Resources; Poverty Eradication; Orang Asli and Minority Affairs; Special Committee of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, and Tao Religions co-chairman
Fahmi Ngah (state executive councillor for Islam and innovation)
- Islamic Affairs; Halal Industry; Digital Infrastructure; Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
Anfaal Saari (state executive councillor for women empowerment and welfare)
- Women and Family Empowerment; Welfare; Care Economy
