Marina Ibrahim appointed special officer for Johor Orang Asli
Marina Ibrahim appointed special officer for Johor Orang Asli
Menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi says she would serve as a special representative of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim, to address the needs of the community.
Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced the appointment at the National Orang Asli Sports Carnival at Educity in Iskandar Puteri yesterday.
He said Marina would serve as a special representative of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim, to engage with and understand the needs of the state’s Orang Asli community.
“State agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development executive councillor Israk Abdullah will also help look after the welfare of the Orang Asli community,” he said.
Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he was confident Marina could play an effective role by visiting Orang Asli villages to gain a firsthand understanding of the issues and challenges faced by the community.
Zahid, who is also the rural and regional development minister, said such an approach was important to ensure that the Orang Asli community’s problems were identified and given due attention.
Marina, a one-term Skudai assemblyman under Pakatan Harapan, had announced her decision to not defend her seat and step away from politics before the Johor state election.
She said she had instead chosen to work directly with those in need, continuing the social work she had been passionate about long before entering politics.
Johor DAP chairman Teo Nie Ching subsequently revealed that the party had planned to move Marina to contest the Tiram seat.
Marina stood in Skudai in the 2022 Johor polls, where she defeated Barisan Nasional’s Lim Soon Hai and Perikatan Nasional’s Khoo Keng Ek.
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