Penang Island gets first woman mayor

comments     Susan Loone     Published     Updated

The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP), which was upgraded to ‘city council’ on Jan 1 this year, will have a woman as its first mayor.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today announced Patahiyah Ismail as the new mayor, and added that her appointment would be backdated to Jan 1.

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