hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt æz mˈɛntɚɹi bᵻsˈɑːɹ kˈeɪm ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst tˈɜːm æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛlæŋɡɚ stˈeɪt ɐsˈɛmbli, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə mˈɛmbɚ fɔːɹ sˈʌŋɡaɪ pˈændʒæŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
His appointment as Menteri Besar came in his first term as a member of the Selangor State Assembly, having been elected as the member for Sungai Panjang in the 1999 election.