Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi (centre) with the 10 new deputy executive councillors. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi today announced the appointment of 10 deputy state executive councillors. Onn Hafiz said the appointments were in line with various strategic initiatives to keep Johor on track to become a developed state by 2030 under the “Maju Johor 2030” framework and the Johor Economic Transformation Plan.
He said the appointments have received the consent of the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. He said the deputy executive councillors are expected to help strengthen government service delivery, expedite the resolution of issues affecting the people, and ensure that state initiatives are implemented effectively. The deputy executive councillors are: Zaidi Japar (Rengit) – housing and local government; Nadhirah Afiqah Abdull Rahim (Serom) – youth and sports, entrepreneur development and cooperatives; Anuar Abd Manap (Pemanis) – Islamic religious affairs.
Youzaimi Yusof (Tenggaroh) – health and environment; Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah (Mahkota) – investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources; Najib Samuri (Parit Yaani) – public works, transport, infrastructure and communications; Chan San San (Johor Jaya) -women, family and community development; Sahrihan Jani (Gambir) – agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development; Chua Jian Boon (Layang-Layang) – unity, heritage and culture; and V Rugendran (Kahang) – education and information.
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