Monday, 28 Dec 2020 04:03 PM MYT
BY JULIA CHAN
Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (2nd right) handing over a letter of appointment to incoming Kota Kinabalu mayor Noorliza Awang Alip. Picture courtesy of Chief Minister’s Department
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KOTA KINABALU, Dec 28 After criticism that there was a lack of women representation in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government, the newly minted coalition government has approved the appointment of two women for senior positions.
Former deputy attorney general Datuk Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof was appointed Attorney General replacing Datuk Brenddon Soh while Kota Kinabalu City Hall director-general Noorliza Awang Alip was appointed as the new mayor. Noorliza would be the state and city’s first female mayor following five male predecessors since 2000.