The people’s well-being will be the top priority of Petaling Jaya’s new mayor Mohamad Azhan Md Amir.

He hopes to focus on building good relations with the city’s stakeholders and reviving the economy in a post-Covid-19 landscape.

“My focus, like at any other local council, is on the people’s well-being.

“This will be done with councillors and the local communities,” he said.

He said he would meet the ratepayers to understand their concerns and fulfil their requests if the city council was able to.

“If we are not able to, we will need to explain to them,” he said.

Mohamad Azhan, who is Petaling Jaya’s sixth mayor, was speaking after chairing his first full board meeting at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) headquarters in Jalan Yong Shook Lin yesterday.

During the meeting, MBPJ councillor Suriase Gengiah asked about MBPJ’s Health Department director post that had been vacant for four years.

Suriase, who raised the matter even at last month’s full board meeting, asked for clarification.

Mohamad Azhan said he was informed that MBPJ had posted an advertisement on Oct 25 calling for candidates to apply for the post.

“Interested candidates can submit their applications over a two-week period.