Tuesday May 7, 2013

GE13: Ex-minister and deputy may be MBs

JOHOR BARU: Permas assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin is expected to be the new Johor mentri besar.

It is speculated the official swearing in ceremony will be held on Thursday.

It is learnt that Mohamed Khaled is also expected to have an audience with Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar before the ceremony.

In Malacca, it is rumoured that either Sungai Udang assemblyman Datuk Idris Haron or Asahan assemblyman Datuk Abdul Ghafar Atan would be sworn in before governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob today.

Idris Haron, 46, was formerly the Deputy Higher Education Minister while Abdul Ghafar is a senior member of the state exco.

Meanwhile, Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob is expected to be sworn in later this week.

Adnan is expected to seek an audience with Sultan Ahmad Shah before the official ceremony in Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan.

In Terengganu, it remains to be seen if Datuk Seri Ahmad Said will be retained as mentri besar. According to Ahmad's office, the state Barisan will meet “soon” but a date has not been fixed.

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