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Pangkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir will be the new Perak Mentri Besar.

Meanwhile, former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin was escorted out of his office by Ipoh OCPD Azisman Alias, while other Pakatan Rakyat state executive councillors were also asked to leave their offices, as the state's political impasse continued to take a turn for the worse in what is now a major constitutional crisis.




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Zambry to be sworn in as new Perak MB

PETALING JAYA: Pangkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir will be the new Perak Mentri Besar, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

Abdullah, who is Barisan Nasional chairman, announced this after returning from his official visit to Istana Kinta in Ipoh yesterday evening, where he had an audience with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah.

“Sultan Azlan Shah has consented to Zambry being appointed the Mentri Besar. He will be sworn in at 3.30pm tomorrow (today) at the Istana Iskan­dariah in Kuala Kangsar,” he said.

Abdullah added that the new state executive council would be sworn in at 10am the day after.

Zambry, meanwhile, thanked the Sultan, the Prime Minister and his deputy for trusting him to carry out the responsibility.


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