PUTRAJAYA: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has begun his official duties as deputy prime minister at Perdana Putra here.
Dressed in a black suit, Zahid arrived at the Perdana Putra compound at 8am today and was greeted by chief secretary to the government Zuki Ali.
After he clocked in at his office on Level 4, a recitation of the doa was held before he signed the “welcome” book.
Zahid, 69, the Bagan Datuk MP and Barisan Nasional chairman, was appointed as the deputy prime minister and rural and regional development minister last Friday.
He was among the 27 members of the Cabinet who took their oath of office before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, at Istana Negara on Saturday.
Zahid is scheduled to attend a special Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim later today.