KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Riduan Rahmat has been appointed the secretary of the Dewan Rakyat effective Feb 22.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, in a statement said, Riduan succeeded Datuk Roosme Hamzah, whose one-year contract ended after she went on a mandatory retirement on Feb 22, last year.

Riduan, 55, holds a Bachelor of Administration and Business (Human Resource Management) degree from Universiti Teknologi Mara and a Master of Social Science (Political Science) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysa.