00:00Newly elected Kinabatangan MP Naim Kurniawan Mokhtar took his oath as a member of the Dewan Rakyat at Parliament today.
00:08The swearing-in ceremony was held before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul, ahead of Minister's Question Time.
00:16Naim won the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election on Saturday with a majority of 14,214 votes in a three-cornered contest.
00:25He defeated Warisan Sadi Abdul Rahman, who secured 5,638 votes, and independent candidate Goldham Hamid, who garnered 946 votes.
00:36The Kinabatangan by-election followed the death of the incumbent Naim's father, Bung Mokhtar Radin, on December 5 last year.
00:44In his proclamation speech after the swearing-in ceremony, Johari expressed hope that Naim would provide the best service to the residents in his constituency
00:52and play a constructive role in the Dewan Rakyat for the benefit of the people and nation.
