Ten Pahang assemblymen were sworn in in Pekan  today as members of the state executive council.

They took their oath of office before the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, at Istana Abu Bakar.

Six of them are new faces. They are Chini assemblyperson Abu Bakar Harun, Mohd Johari Hussain (Tioman), Norul Azali Sulaiman (Guai), Shahaniza Shamsuddin (Kuala  Sentul), Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad (Kerdau) and Dong assemblyperson Shahiruddin Ab Moin.

Shahiruddin had been an exco member since 2004.

The others are Lanchang assemblyperson Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin, Ir Mohd Soffi Abd Razak (Benta), Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (Jelai) and Shafik Fauzan Sharif (Inderapura).

Also present at the ceremony were the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob.

Adnan took his oath of office last week.

- Bernama