Menteri Besar of Selangor
leader of Selangor state government
The Menteri Besar of Selangor, also referred to as the First Minister of Selangor is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Selangor.
The Menteri Besar acts as a majority leader in the Selangor Assembly.
According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
The 17th and current Menteri Besar of Selangor is Amirudin Shari, who took office on 19 June 2018.
Appointment
According to the state constitution, the Sultan of Selangor shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be:
A member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly,
An ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and
Not a Malaysian citizen by naturalisation, or by registration under Article 17 of the Federal Constitution.
But the Sultan may in his discretion dispense the second requirement and appoint a non-Malay and non-Muslim as Menteri Besar.
The member of the Executive Council must take and subscribe in the presence of the Sultan the oath of office and allegiance as well as the oath of secrecy before they can exercise the functions of office. The Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall not hold any office of profit and engage in any trade, business or profession that will cause conflict of interest.
If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, or the Legislative Assembly passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Menteri Besar is bound by convention to resign immediately.
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