Twitts from Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim by Shahrul Hairy


**Twitts from #tweetfeed**


..." rehabilitation and development projects to clean up Klang River, increasing the chances recreation, tourism, quality of life and land values... "




About Chief Minister Selangor:-

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is the 14th and current chief minister (Menteri Besar) of the state of Selangor, in Malaysia. He is a former corporate figure of Malay descent and the current Treasurer-General of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR, or People's Justice Party). He was born in the village of Kampung Jalan Raja Abdullah in Kuala Selangor district, Selangor. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and later obtained an MBA from the University of Queensland.


Khalid began his career as a university lecturer. Later, he entered the corporate world and held the position of CEO from 1979 to 1994 in the government-controlled fund management firm Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). In 1981, he became famous for leading the "dawn raid" on the London Stock Exchange, which resulted in PNB gaining a 51% share in British plantation concern Guthrie in less than two hours. He later became the CEO of the Malaysianized Guthrie, now known as Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, from 1995 to 2003.


He later left the corporate scene and entered politics, joining the multiracial opposition party PKR. He was the opposition candidate in the 2007 Ijok by-election for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, contesting against K. Parthiban of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN). In the Malaysian General Election 2008, he contested for the Parliamentary and State Assembly seat for P124 Bandar Tun Razak and N11 Ijok where he won both seats. 


He was appointed as the new Menteri Besar (State Premier) of Selangor and was officially sworn in on March 13, 2008 at Istana Bukit Kayangan. He is also the first person not part of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition to be appointed as Menteri Besar of Selangor. All previous thirteen Menteri Besar were from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party of BN.

source: wikipedia

I was read on Sinar Selangor neswpaper before our MB said thru twitter. and kinda shock because, this tweets happen on 7 Nov 2010 but i was read about Klang River to create like Venice River (look alike or actual same.. something like that..) few months ago. This twitts just repeatedly update or indeed happened yesterday?

I fully support the project. By cleaning up the Klang River, the many benefits that can be felt by all people. I am waiting this development.

**My imagine about Klang River**

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