KUALA LUMPUR: Islamic Science University Malaysia (Usim) vice-rector Prof Dr Zulkifli Hasan, was sworn in as a Senator in the Dewan Negara (Senate) today.
The former Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law is expected to join the unity government cabinet later this evening.
Zulkifli holds a doctorate (PhD) in Islamic finance from the University of Durham, United Kingdom.
He took the oath before the Senate President, Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, this morning. The swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet ministers is scheduled to take place at Istana Negara at 2:30 pm today.
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