Zamani Ahmad, 50, whose appointment as mayor took effect yesterday, joined the civil service in 1996 at the land and cooperative development ministry, then worked at the transport ministry (1997), Selangor road transport department (2001), national service division at the defence ministry (2003), national security division (2004), national security council (2007) and also served in the public service department (2008).

In 2009, he served in the Malaysian administrative modernisation and management planning unit, Selangor state secretary’s office (2013), Kajang municipal council (2015) and served as Selangor deputy secretary (management) from 2018.

“With extensive experience in the field of management and administration, Zamani Ahmad’s appointment as mayor is expected to drive MBSA to be an excellent local authority not only in Selangor and Malaysia but also on the international stage,”  MBSA said in a statement, today.

Also present at the swearing-in ceremony were deputy mayor Mohd Rashidi Ruslan and representatives of the MBSA council.